Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Pinole Fire Department

Pinole, CA · Contra Costa County. Pinole Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pinole Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. California average
1
station
$977,064
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Pinole Fire Department

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 C
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Pinole Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Pinole, CA (Contra Costa County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,245 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $977,064.

  • National personnel rank #12,245 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #422 of 721
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Contra Costa County

Pinole Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 07075 · Pinole Fire Department, CA 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,245
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colorado River In…
  • FEMA-MID $977K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Colorado River Indiana Tribes Fire Department -, AZ (+ 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
Pinole, CA
FDID
07075

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2012)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0092 $1,239,456
2010 EMW2009FH01360 $-262,392

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Pinole Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #422 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,245 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Pinole Fire Department is 2.1% of Contra Costa County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 1,307 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Colorado River Indiana Tribes Fire Department -, AZ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Colorado River Indiana Tribes Fire Department -, AZ 27 Grantsburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Calera Fire Department, OK 27 Calhoun City Fire Department, MS 27 Jasper Fire Department, AL 27 Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services, SD 27 Grosse Pointe Shores Department of Public Safety, MI 27 City of River Rouge Fire Department, MI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pinole Fire Department have?

Pinole Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,245 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #422 of 721 by personnel.

Does Pinole Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Pinole Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Pinole Fire Department operate?

Pinole Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pinole Fire Department?

Pinole Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Contra Costa County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Pinole Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pinole Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $977,064 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2012 (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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