Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Saint Tammany Fire District

Mandeville, LA · St Tammany County. Saint Tammany Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 85 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.

85
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Tammany Fire District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Louisiana average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+227%
vs. Louisiana average
4
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
43/100
Saint Tammany 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
21.3 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
85 personnel · 4 stations

Saint Tammany Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Mandeville, LA (St Tammany County), with 4 stations and 85 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,320 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,320 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #14 of 342
  • 4.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in St Tammany County

Saint Tammany Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

85 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 52015 · Saint Tammany Fire District, LA 85 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 85
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,320
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amagansett
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amagansett Fire Department, NY (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Mandeville, LA
FDID
52015

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Saint Tammany Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #14 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,320 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 227% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy St Tammany County

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 85 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Amagansett Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Covington Volunteer Fire Department
Covington · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 85 personnel

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

Amagansett Fire Department, NY 85 Groton Fire Department, NY 85 Provo Fire and Rescue, UT 85 Verplanck Fire Department, NY 85 Baltimore-Washington International Fire and Rescue, MD 85 Panama City Fire Department - Central Station, FL 85 Hendersonville Fire Department, TN 85 Pinellas Suncoast Fire and Rescue, FL 85

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Tammany Fire District have?

Saint Tammany Fire District has 85 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 227% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,320 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #14 of 342 by personnel.

Does Saint Tammany Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Saint Tammany Fire District operate?

Saint Tammany Fire District operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint Tammany Fire District?

Saint Tammany Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving St Tammany County, LA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

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