Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Placer County Fire Department

Truckee, CA · Placer County. Placer County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

6th pct.
national personnel size
-65%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Placer County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Truckee, CA (Placer County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,188 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,188 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #655 of 721
  • 7.69 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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 31115 · Placer County Fire Department, CA 13 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,188
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mill Creek
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mill Creek Fire Department, IN (+ 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
PAID
Location
Truckee, CA
FDID
31115

Staffing vs the California average

How Placer County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #655 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,188 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 65% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Placer County Fire Department is 1.9% 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.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mill Creek Fire Department, IN (+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
All CA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 13 personnel

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

Mill Creek Fire Department, IN 13 Mountville Fire Department, SC 13 McKinley Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13 Pick City Fire Department, ND 13 Kenton Fire Department, OH 13 Milan Army Ammunition Plant Fire and Emergency Medical Service-Dod, TN 13 Starke Fire Department, FL 13 Tavares Fire Department, FL 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Placer County Fire Department have?

Placer County Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,188 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #655 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 Career (Paid) department serving Placer County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in California?

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

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