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Placer County Fire Department

Penryn, CA · Placer County. Placer County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

43rd pct.
national personnel size
-30%
vs. California average
1
station

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
57/100
Placer County 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
26 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 · 1 station

Placer County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Penryn, CA (Placer County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,815 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,815 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #439 of 721
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Placer County

Placer County Fire Department 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 31075 · Placer County Fire Department, CA 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,815
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North College Hill
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North College Hill Fire Department, OH (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Penryn, CA
FDID
31075

Staffing vs the California average

How Placer County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #439 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,815 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Placer County Fire Department is 3.7% of Placer County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 698 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North College Hill Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Auburn City Fire Department
Auburn · career
Colfax Fire Department
Colfax · volunteer
Iowa Hill Fire Department
Iowa Hill · volunteer
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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.

North College Hill Fire Department, OH 26 Glendale Fire Department, OH 26 Evendale Fire Department, OH 26 Lanesville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26 Gruetli Laager Fire Department, TN 26 Watt Mills Fire Department, SC 26 Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26 Desha Volunteer Fire Department, AR 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Placer County Fire Department have?

Placer County Fire Department 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 #12,815 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #439 of 721 by personnel.

Does Placer County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Placer County Fire Department operate?

Placer County Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Placer County Fire Department?

Placer County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Placer County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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