Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Salinas Fire Department

Salinas, CA · Monterey County. Salinas Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 87 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.

87
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Salinas Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. California average
6
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Salinas 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 F
14.5 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
87 personnel · 6 stations

Salinas Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Salinas, CA (Monterey County), with 6 stations and 87 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,247 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,247 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #85 of 721
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Monterey County

Salinas Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

87 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 27070 · Salinas Fire Department, CA 87 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 87
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,247
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Great Neck Vigila…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company, 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
PAID
Location
Salinas, CA
FDID
27070

Staffing vs the California average

How Salinas Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #85 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,247 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Salinas Fire Department is 9.7% of Monterey County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 901 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 87 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 87 personnel

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

Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company, NY 87 Green Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 87 Sandy City Fire Department, UT 87 Alexander Fire Department, NY 87 Natick Fire Department, MA 87 Tupelo Fire Department, MS 87 Wilson Fire Rescue Department, NC 87 Salem Fire Department, MA 87

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Salinas Fire Department have?

Salinas Fire Department has 87 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 135% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,247 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #85 of 721 by personnel.

Does Salinas Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Salinas Fire Department operate?

Salinas Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Salinas Fire Department?

Salinas Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Monterey County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

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