Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District

San Ramon, CA · Contra Costa County. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 10 stations and 174 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.

174
Total personnel
10
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+370%
vs. California average
10
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection 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 D
17.4 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
174 personnel · 10 stations

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving San Ramon, CA (Contra Costa County), with 10 stations and 174 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #307 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #307 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #31 of 721
  • 5.75 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Contra Costa County

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

174 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 07035 · San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, CA 174 personnel · 10 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 174
  • STA-MULTI 10 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #307
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gulfport Fire Dep…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gulfport Fire Department - Central, MS (+ 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
MOSTLY PAID
Location
San Ramon, CA
FDID
07035

Staffing vs the California average

How San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #31 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #307 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 370% above the state average
Stations
10
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Contra Costa County HIFLD mix around San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District

Contra Costa County: 27 departments, 1,307 personnel (6 volunteer / 12 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 93% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.75 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (10 stations / 174 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gulfport Fire Department - Central, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 174 personnel

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

Gulfport Fire Department - Central, MS 174 Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department, PA 175 Dothan Fire Department, AL 175 Hudson Fire Department, NY 173 Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, GA 175 Biloxi Fire Department, MS 175 Canton Fire Department, OH 173 City of Warren Fire Department, MI 172

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District have?

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District has 174 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 370% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #307 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #31 of 721 by personnel.

Does San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District operate?

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District operates 10 fire stations.

What type of fire department is San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District?

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Contra Costa 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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