Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue

Pompano Beach, FL · Broward County. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 194 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.

194
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+593%
vs. Florida average
6
stations
$761,314
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
45/100
Pompano Beach Fire Rescue

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
32.3 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 F
$3,924 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
194 personnel · 6 stations

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Pompano Beach, FL (Broward County), with 6 stations and 194 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #243 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $761,314.

  • National personnel rank #243 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #18 of 352
  • 3.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Broward County

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

194 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 10172 · Pompano Beach Fire Rescue, FL 194 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 194
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #243
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Troy
  • FEMA-MID $761K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Troy Fire Department, MI (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Pompano Beach, FL
FDID
10172

FEMA Grant History

$761K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03243 $401,818
2017 EMW2016FO04135 $182,462
2013 EMW2012FO06301 $177,034

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Pompano Beach Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #18 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #243 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 593% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue is 8.0% of Broward County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 2,435 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 194 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Troy Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 194 personnel

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

Troy Fire Department, MI 194 Nokesville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 194 Newton Fire Department, MA 194 Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated - Bel Air Station, MD 193 Mesquite Fire Department, TX 197 City of Jackson Fire Department, TN 191 Poudre Fire Authority, CO 190 Green Bay Fire Department, WI 198

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pompano Beach Fire Rescue have?

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue has 194 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 593% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #243 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #18 of 352 by personnel.

Does Pompano Beach Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Pompano Beach Fire Rescue operate?

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pompano Beach Fire Rescue?

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Broward County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Pompano Beach Fire Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $761,314 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.