Department profile

Volunteer

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department

Salyer, CA · Trinity County. Salyer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 9 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

9
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

1st pct.
national personnel size
-76%
vs. California average
1
station
$259,963
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
39/100
Salyer Volunteer 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
9 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$28,885 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
9 personnel · 1 station

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Salyer, CA (Trinity County), with 1 station and 9 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,154 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $259,963.

  • National personnel rank #22,154 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #698 of 721
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Trinity County

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

9 Top 99% higher than 1% 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 53014 · Salyer Volunteer Fire Department, CA 9 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 9
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #22,154
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marvell Rural Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $260K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marvell Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Salyer, CA
FDID
53014

FEMA Grant History

$260K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04909 $259,962.85

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Salyer Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #698 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,154 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 76% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department is 5.4% of Trinity County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 168 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 21% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 9 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marvell Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Trinity Center · volunteer
Douglas City Fire Department
Douglas City · volunteer
Downriver Volunteer Fire Company
Big Bar · volunteer
Hawkins Bar Fire Department
Salyer · volunteer
Hayfork Volunteer Fire Department
Hayfork · volunteer
Junction City Fire Protection District
Junction City · volunteer
Lewiston Volunteer Fire Department
Lewiston · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 9 personnel

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

Marvell Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR 9 Perley-Lee Township Fire Department, MN 9 Spencer Fire Department, OK 9 Rochester Airport Fire Department, MN 9 Kendrick Volunteer Fire Department, ID 9 Birdsong Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR 9 Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, IN 9 Diamondhead-Lone Chapel Fire and Rescue, OK 9

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Salyer Volunteer Fire Department have?

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department has 9 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,154 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #698 of 721 by personnel.

Does Salyer Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Salyer Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Salyer Volunteer Fire Department?

Salyer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Trinity County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Salyer Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Salyer Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $259,962.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in California?

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

Related guides

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