Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Saint Lucie County Fire District

Fort Pierce, FL · St Lucie County. Saint Lucie County Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 15 stations and 388 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.

388
Total personnel
15
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1286%
vs. Florida average
15
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
56/100
Saint Lucie County Fire 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 C
25.9 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
388 personnel · 15 stations

Saint Lucie County Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Fort Pierce, FL (St Lucie County), with 15 stations and 388 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #77 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #77 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #6 of 352
  • 3.87 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in St Lucie County

Saint Lucie County Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

388 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 24012 · Saint Lucie County Fire District, FL 388 personnel · 15 stations

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

  • PERS-LARGE 388
  • STA-MULTI 15 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #77
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wichita
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wichita Fire Department, KS (+ 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
Fort Pierce, FL
FDID
24012

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Saint Lucie County Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #6 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #77 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1286% above the state average
Stations
15
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Saint Lucie County Fire District carries 100.0% of St Lucie County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (388 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.87 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (15 stations / 388 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wichita Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide career peers near 388 personnel

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

Wichita Fire Department, KS 388 Navy Regional Midatlantic Fire and Emergency Services, VA 389 West Metro Fire Protection District, CO 385 Frisco Fire Department, TX 382 Little Rock Fire, AR 396 Chesapeake Fire Department, VA 378 Corpus Christi Fire Department, TX 399 Chattanooga Fire Department, TN 400

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Lucie County Fire District have?

Saint Lucie County Fire District has 388 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1286% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #77 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #6 of 352 by personnel.

Does Saint Lucie County Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Saint Lucie County Fire District operate?

Saint Lucie County Fire District operates 15 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint Lucie County Fire District?

Saint Lucie County Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving St Lucie 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.

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