Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Penn Valley Fire Protection District

Penn Valley, CA · Nevada County. Penn Valley Fire Protection District 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

Penn Valley Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. California average
3
stations
$258,910
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
Penn Valley Fire Protection District

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

Penn Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Penn Valley, CA (Nevada 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 #7,432 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $258,910.

  • National personnel rank #7,432 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #307 of 721
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Nevada County

Penn Valley Fire Protection District 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 29065 · Penn Valley Fire Protection District, CA 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 #7,432
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lenore Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $259K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lenore Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY PAID
Location
Penn Valley, CA
FDID
29065

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FO06098 $258,910

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Penn Valley Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #307 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,432 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Nevada County

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Lenore Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Graniteville Volunteer Fire Company
Nevada City · volunteer
Grass Valley Fire Department
Grass Valley · career
North San Juan Fire Protection District
Nevada City · volunteer
North San Juan Fire Protection District
North San Juan · other
Ophir Hill Fire Protection District
Grass Valley · 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 CA department.

Lenore Volunteer Fire Department, WV 36 Cicero Volunteer Fire Department, IN 36 Munson Fire Department, OH 36 Rogers Nebo Volunteer Fire Department, LA 36 Whitman Fire Department, MA 36 Wrentham Fire Department, MA 36 Warrensville Heights Fire Department, OH 36 Greendale Fire Department, WI 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Penn Valley Fire Protection District have?

Penn Valley Fire Protection District has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,432 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #307 of 721 by personnel.

Does Penn Valley Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Penn Valley Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Penn Valley Fire Protection District operate?

Penn Valley Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Penn Valley Fire Protection District?

Penn Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Nevada County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Penn Valley Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Penn Valley Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $258,910 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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