Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Pullman Fire Department

Pullman, WA · Whitman County. Pullman Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 49 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.

49
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pullman Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Washington average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+32%
vs. Washington 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
91/100
Pullman 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 A
49 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
49 personnel · 1 station

Pullman Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Pullman, WA (Whitman County), with 1 station and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,202 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,202 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #50 of 120
  • 2.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Whitman County

Pullman Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 38M10 · Pullman Fire Department, WA 49 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,202
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Horseshoe…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Horseshoe Bay Fire Department, TX (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Pullman, WA
FDID
38M10

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Pullman Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #50 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,202 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 32% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Whitman County

County mix is mostly volunteer (12 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 49 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Horseshoe Bay Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

City of Colfax Fire Department
Colfax · volunteer
Volunteer Firemen Incorporated
Colfax · volunteer
All WA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 49 personnel

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

City of Horseshoe Bay Fire Department, TX 49 Harvard Fire Protection District, IL 49 Highland Fire Department, IL 49 Holcomb Fire Department, KS 49 Lake Cities Fire Department, TX 49 Marshall/Harrison County Ambulance Service, TX 49 Naval Station Newport Fire Department-Dod, RI 49 Pekin Fire Department, IL 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pullman Fire Department have?

Pullman Fire Department has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,202 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #50 of 120 by personnel.

Does Pullman Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pullman Fire Department operate?

Pullman Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pullman Fire Department?

Pullman Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Whitman County, WA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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