Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Richmond Fire Department

Richmond, CA · Contra Costa County. Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 116 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.

116
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richmond Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+214%
vs. California average
7
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
27/100
Richmond 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 D
16.6 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
116 personnel · 7 stations

Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Richmond, CA (Contra Costa County), with 7 stations and 116 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #722 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #722 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #57 of 721
  • 6.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Contra Costa County

Richmond Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

116 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 07095 · Richmond Fire Department, CA 116 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 116
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #722
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Hamilton
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Hamilton Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Richmond, CA
FDID
07095

Staffing vs the California average

How Richmond Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #57 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #722 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 214% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Richmond Fire Department is 8.9% of Contra Costa County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 1,307 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 116 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Hamilton Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 116 personnel

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

City of Hamilton Fire Department, OH 116 Lees Summit Fire Department, MO 116 Coweta County Fire Department, GA 116 Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 116 Decatur Fire Department, IL 116 Round Rock Fire Department - Central Station, TX 116 Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department, MD 116 Muncie Fire Department, IN 116

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richmond Fire Department have?

Richmond Fire Department has 116 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 214% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #722 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #57 of 721 by personnel.

Does Richmond Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richmond Fire Department operate?

Richmond Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richmond Fire Department?

Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Contra Costa 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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