Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department

Saint Cloud, FL · Osceola County. Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Florida average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+39%
vs. Florida average
2
stations
$11,829,453
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Saint Cloud Fire Rescue 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 D
19.5 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
39 personnel · 2 stations

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Saint Cloud, FL (Osceola County), with 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,598 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $11,829,453.

  • National personnel rank #6,598 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #129 of 352
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Osceola County

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 26022 · Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department, FL 39 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,598
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bar Nunn Volunteer
  • FEMA-HEAVY $11.8M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bar Nunn Volunteer Fire Department, WY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Saint Cloud, FL
FDID
26022

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01363 $9,525,726.49
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00294 $844,552.51
2013 EMW2013FH00332 $1,204,576
2012 EMW-2012-FO-0161 $254,598

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #129 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,598 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 39% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department carries 100.0% of Osceola County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (39 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bar Nunn Volunteer Fire Department, WY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 39 personnel

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

Bar Nunn Volunteer Fire Department, WY 39 Franklin Township Fire Department, OH 39 Boylston Fire Department, MA 39 Castorland Fire Department, NY 39 Bridgewater Fire Department, MA 39 City of Moss Point Fire Department - Central Station, MS 39 Roselle Fire Department, NJ 39 Wilmington Fire Department, MA 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department have?

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 39% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,598 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #129 of 352 by personnel.

Does Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department operate?

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department?

Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Osceola County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $11,829,453 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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