Riverside Fire Authority

What This Data Tells You About Riverside Fire Authority

Riverside Fire Authority operates as a fire department in Centralia, within Lewis County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Washington has 483 registered fire departments and 17,908 total personnel, averaging roughly 37 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 38,900 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Riverside Fire Authority has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $3,830,631.73 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.