Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Pioneer Fire Protection District

Somerset, CA · El Dorado County. Pioneer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pioneer Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
-30%
vs. California average
6
stations
$1,618,563
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
4/100
Pioneer 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
4.3 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
26 personnel · 6 stations

Pioneer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Somerset, CA (El Dorado County), with 6 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,812 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,618,563.

  • National personnel rank #12,812 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #438 of 721
  • 23.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in El Dorado County

Pioneer Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 09090 · Pioneer Fire Protection District, CA 26 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,812
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ouray Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Somerset, CA
FDID
09090

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-17203 $663,164.09
2016 EMW2015FF00496 $245,839
2015 EMW2014FV01438 $404,762
2014 EMW2013FO05584 $304,798

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Pioneer Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #438 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,812 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 30% below the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Pioneer Fire Protection District is 3.5% of El Dorado County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 744 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

23.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

El Dorado Hills Fire Department
El Dorado Hills · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, CO 26 City of Casselton Fire Department / Casselton Rural Fire Department, ND 26 Grandin Fire Protection District, ND 26 Manchester Fire Department, MA 26 Woodland Volunteer Fire Department, MS 26 Fort Motte Fire Department Main Station, SC 26 Cedar Mountain Volunteer Fire Rescue Incorporated, NC 26 Bismarck City Fire Department, MO 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pioneer Fire Protection District have?

Pioneer Fire Protection District has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,812 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #438 of 721 by personnel.

Does Pioneer Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pioneer Fire Protection District operate?

Pioneer Fire Protection District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pioneer Fire Protection District?

Pioneer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving El Dorado County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Pioneer Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Pioneer Fire Protection District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,618,563.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.