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Ripon Consolidated Fire District

Ripon, CA · San Joaquin County. Ripon Consolidated Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ripon Consolidated Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the California average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. California average
2
stations
$209,955
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Ripon Consolidated Fire District

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
30 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
60 personnel · 2 stations

Ripon Consolidated Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Ripon, CA (San Joaquin County), with 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,702 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $209,955.

  • National personnel rank #2,702 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #150 of 721
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in San Joaquin County

Ripon Consolidated Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 39060 · Ripon Consolidated Fire District, CA 60 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,702
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Patterson Fire De…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $210K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Patterson Fire Department 1 Incorporated, NY (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Ripon, CA
FDID
39060

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW-2012-FO-0635 $209,955

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Ripon Consolidated Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #150 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,702 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Ripon Consolidated Fire District is 6.7% of San Joaquin County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 892 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Patterson Fire Department 1 Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Patterson Fire Department 1 Incorporated, NY 60 Harwood Fire Company, PA 60 Nanticoke Fire Department Pioneer Hook and Ladder Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Blades Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 60 West Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, NY 60 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 60 Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department, NY 60 North Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ripon Consolidated Fire District have?

Ripon Consolidated Fire District has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,702 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #150 of 721 by personnel.

Does Ripon Consolidated Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Ripon Consolidated Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ripon Consolidated Fire District operate?

Ripon Consolidated Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ripon Consolidated Fire District?

Ripon Consolidated Fire District is a Volunteer department serving San Joaquin County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Ripon Consolidated Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Ripon Consolidated Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $209,955 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (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.

Related guides

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