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Riverside County Fire Department

Perris, CA · Riverside County. Riverside County Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 12 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.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Riverside County Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

4th pct.
national personnel size
-68%
vs. California 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Riverside County 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 F
12 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
12 personnel · 1 station

Riverside County Fire Department is a fire department serving Perris, CA (Riverside County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,567 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,567 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #664 of 721
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Riverside County

Riverside County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 96% higher than 4% 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 CA-RIVERSIDE-COUNTY-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-CA · Riverside County Fire Department, CA 12 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 84 East Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 84 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Perris, CA

Staffing vs the California average

How Riverside County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #664 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,567 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 68% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Riverside County Fire Department is 0.4% of Riverside County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 3,195 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 84 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

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Blythe Fire Department
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Cathedral City Fire Department
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City of Riverside Fire Department
Riverside · career
Corona Fire Department
Corona · career
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Nationwide departments near 12 personnel

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

84 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Assaria City Fire Department, KS 12 Bardwell Area Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Bendena Fire Department, KS 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Riverside County Fire Department have?

Riverside County Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 68% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,567 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #664 of 721 by personnel.

Does Riverside County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Riverside County Fire Department operate?

Riverside County Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Riverside County Fire Department?

Riverside County Fire Department is a fire department serving Riverside County, CA.

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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