Department profile

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Samoa Peninsula Fire District

Samoa, CA · Humboldt County. Samoa Peninsula Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Samoa Peninsula Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-41%
vs. California average
2
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
9/100
Samoa Peninsula 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 F
11 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
22 personnel · 2 stations

Samoa Peninsula Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Samoa, CA (Humboldt County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,957 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,957 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #497 of 721
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 46 other listed departments in Humboldt County

Samoa Peninsula Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 12110 · Samoa Peninsula Fire District, CA 22 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,957
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maynard
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maynard Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Samoa, CA
FDID
12110

Staffing vs the California average

How Samoa Peninsula Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #497 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,957 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 41% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Samoa Peninsula Fire District is 3.9% of Humboldt County roster mass

The county lists 51 departments totaling 570 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maynard Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Arcata Fire Protection District
Arcata · volunteer
Blue Lake Fire Protection District
Blue Lake · volunteer
Carlotta Volunteer Fire Department
Carlotta · volunteer
All CA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Maynard Fire Department, MN 22 Brooksville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 North Chester Fire Department, SC 22 South Chester Fire Department, SC 22 Greene Fire Department, IA 22 Aplington Volunteer Fire Department, IA 22 Johnstown Fire Protection District, CO 22 Marshfield Fire Department, VT 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Samoa Peninsula Fire District have?

Samoa Peninsula Fire District has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,957 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #497 of 721 by personnel.

Does Samoa Peninsula Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Samoa Peninsula Fire District operate?

Samoa Peninsula Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Samoa Peninsula Fire District?

Samoa Peninsula Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Humboldt County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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