Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Placer County Fire Department

Rocklin, CA · Placer County. Placer County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 74 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.

74
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Placer County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. California average
2
stations
$1,360,014
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
80/100
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 B
37 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
74 personnel · 2 stations

Placer County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Rocklin, CA (Placer County), with 2 stations and 74 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,733 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,360,014.

  • National personnel rank #1,733 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #114 of 721
  • 2.70 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

74 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 31080 · Placer County Fire Department, CA 74 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 74
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,733
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Indiana Fire Asso…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Indiana Fire Association - West, PA (+ 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
Rocklin, CA
FDID
31080

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2012)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2012FH00263 $1,197,134
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0156 $162,880

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Placer County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #114 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,733 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Placer County HIFLD mix around Placer County Fire Department

Placer County: 24 departments, 698 personnel (9 volunteer / 10 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 79% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 74 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Indiana Fire Association - West, PA (+0 personnel).

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 career peers near 74 personnel

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

Indiana Fire Association - West, PA 74 Pittsford Fire District, NY 74 Hall Fire Department, NY 74 Marrero-Ragusa Volunteer Fire Department, LA 74 Marshfield Fire Department Central Station, MA 74 City of Keene Fire Department - Central Station, NH 74 Marlborough Fire Department, MA 74 City of Bradenton Fire and Rescue, FL 74

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Placer County Fire Department have?

Placer County Fire Department has 74 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,733 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #114 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 2 fire stations.

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.

Has Placer County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Placer County Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,360,014 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2012 (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.

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