Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue

Saint Augustine, FL · St Johns County. Saint Johns County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 18 stations and 335 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.

335
Total personnel
18
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1096%
vs. Florida average
18
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
34/100
Saint Johns County Fire Rescue

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
18.6 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
335 personnel · 18 stations

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Saint Augustine, FL (St Johns County), with 18 stations and 335 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #97 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #97 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #8 of 352
  • 5.37 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in St Johns County

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

335 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 20151 · Saint Johns County Fire Rescue, FL 335 personnel · 18 stations

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

  • PERS-LARGE 335
  • STA-MULTI 18 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #97
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spokane
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spokane Fire Department, WA (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Saint Augustine, FL
FDID
20151

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Saint Johns County Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #8 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #97 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1096% above the state average
Stations
18
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue carries 92.5% of St Johns County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (362 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.37 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (18 stations / 335 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spokane Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Saint Augustine Fire Department
Saint Augustine · career
Saint Johns County Fire Rescue
Ponte Vedra Beach · other
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Nationwide career peers near 335 personnel

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

Spokane Fire Department, WA 335 Danbury Fire Department, CT 338 Freeport Fire Department, NY 331 Sun Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 331 Huntsville Fire and Rescue, AL 344 Aurora Fire Department, CO 344 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, MI 325 Santa Ana Fire Department, CA 349

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Johns County Fire Rescue have?

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue has 335 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1096% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #97 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #8 of 352 by personnel.

Does Saint Johns County Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Saint Johns County Fire Rescue operate?

Saint Johns County Fire Rescue operates 18 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint Johns County Fire Rescue?

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

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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