Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue

Port Ludlow, WA · Jefferson County. Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Washington average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Washington average
3
stations

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
8/100
Port Ludlow Fire and 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 F
9 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
27 personnel · 3 stations

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Port Ludlow, WA (Jefferson County), with 3 stations and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,252 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,252 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #91 of 120
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 16D03 · Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue, WA 27 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,252
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 111th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Port Ludlow, WA
FDID
16D03

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #91 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,252 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster geometry

Jefferson County HIFLD mix around Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue

Jefferson County: 7 departments, 220 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Alvord Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Amherst Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, TX 27 Aubrey Fire Department, TX 27 Ava Volunteer Fire Department, IL 27 Bangs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue have?

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,252 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #91 of 120 by personnel.

Does Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue operate?

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue?

Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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