Department profile

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Rural/Metro Fire Department

Grants Pass, OR · Josephine County. Rural/Metro Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 7 stations and 79 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.

79
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rural/Metro Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oregon average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+216%
vs. Oregon 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
Rural/Metro 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
11.3 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
79 personnel · 7 stations

Rural/Metro Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grants Pass, OR (Josephine County), with 7 stations and 79 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,535 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,535 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #20 of 237
  • 8.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Josephine County

Rural/Metro Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

79 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 00429 · Rural/Metro Fire Department, OR 79 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 79
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,535
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Metro Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Metro Fire Rescue District, CO (+ 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
Grants Pass, OR
FDID
00429

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Rural/Metro Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #20 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,535 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 216% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster weight

Rural/Metro Fire Department carries 50.0% of Josephine County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (158 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 79 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Metro Fire Rescue District, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Rural/Metro Fire Department
Wolf Creek · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 79 personnel

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

North Metro Fire Rescue District, CO 79 Macdill Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, FL 79 Mountain Home Air Force Base Fire Department, ID 79 Aboite Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 79 Ringgold-Catoosa County Volunteer Fire and Rescue, GA 79 Murray County Fire Department, GA 79 Storey County Fire Department, NV 79 Randolph Volunteer Fire Department, PA 79

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rural/Metro Fire Department have?

Rural/Metro Fire Department has 79 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 216% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,535 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #20 of 237 by personnel.

Does Rural/Metro Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rural/Metro Fire Department operate?

Rural/Metro Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rural/Metro Fire Department?

Rural/Metro Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Josephine County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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