Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Ruston Fire Department

Ruston, WA · Pierce County. Ruston Fire Department is a Volunteer department. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Ruston 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
No station count on file for this department
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
Volunteer department profile

Ruston Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ruston, WA (Pierce County). According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Pierce County

Dispatch plate

Sheet WA-RUSTON-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-WA · Ruston Fire Department, WA personnel n/a

PERS-UNK · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-THIN

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-THIN 1/5 fields

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.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Ruston, WA

County roster geometry

Pierce County HIFLD mix around Ruston Fire Department

Pierce County: 34 departments, 1,547 personnel (15 volunteer / 13 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

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Milton Fire Department
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ruston Fire Department have?

Personnel data for Ruston Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does Ruston Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ruston Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Ruston Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Ruston Fire Department?

Ruston Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pierce County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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