Department profile

Volunteer

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District

Gold Hill, OR · Jackson County. Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Oregon average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$308,051
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Rogue River Rural Fire Protection 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 A
40 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$7,701 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Gold Hill, OR (Jackson County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,288 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $308,051.

  • National personnel rank #6,288 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #69 of 237
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Jackson County

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 00318 · Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District, OR 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #6,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palmerdale Fire D…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $308K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Palmerdale Fire District, AL (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Gold Hill, OR
FDID
00318

FEMA Grant History

$308K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FH00450 $308,050.57

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #69 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,288 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District is 7.3% of Jackson County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 551 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 74% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Palmerdale Fire District, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ashland Fire and Rescue
Ashland · career
Butte Falls Volunteer Fire Department
Butte Falls · volunteer
Jacksonville Fire Department
Jacksonville · volunteer
Lake Creek Rural Fire District
Eagle Point · volunteer
Medford Fire and Rescue
Medford · career
Medford Fire Department
Medford · other
Phoenix Fire Department
Phoenix · other
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Palmerdale Fire District, AL 40 Selma Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Byers Volunteer Fire Department, CO 40 Nancy Sims Rabun Volunteer Fire Department, AL 40 Onancock Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Lynden Fire Department, WA 40 Hopkins Hill Fire District, RI 40 Odessa Fire Company, DE 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District have?

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,288 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #69 of 237 by personnel.

Does Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District?

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Jackson County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $308,050.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.