Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance

Pendleton, OR · Umatilla County. Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 36 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Oregon average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+44%
vs. Oregon average
3
stations
$298,800
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity F
12 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
36 personnel · 3 stations

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department serving Pendleton, OR (Umatilla County), with 3 stations and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,431 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $298,800.

  • National personnel rank #7,431 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #82 of 237
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Umatilla County

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

36 Top 33% higher than 67% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 00280 · Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance, OR 36 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McMahon Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $299K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McMahon Fire Protection District, KY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Pendleton, OR
FDID
00280

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00323 $298,800

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #82 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,431 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 44% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance is 8.7% of Umatilla County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 412 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 68% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McMahon Fire Protection District, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Athena Volunteer Fire Department
Athena · volunteer
Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services
Hermiston · volunteer
Milton-Freewater City Fire Department
Milton Freewater · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 36 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every OR department.

McMahon Fire Protection District, KY 36 Nasonville Fire Department, RI 36 Department of Fire Rescue - Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 36 Warrior River Fire and Rescue Service, AL 36 Bellaire Fire Department, TX 36 Brewer Fire Department, ME 36 East Moline Fire Department, IL 36 Great Falls Airport Fire Department, MT 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance have?

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,431 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #82 of 237 by personnel.

Does Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance operate?

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance?

Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department serving Umatilla County, OR. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance received federal grants?

Yes, Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $298,800 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.