Department profile

Career (Paid)

Sandpoint Fire Department

Sandpoint, ID · Bonner County. Sandpoint Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sandpoint Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Idaho average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-6%
vs. Idaho average
1
station
$266,000
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
40/100
Sandpoint 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 D
16 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 C
$16,625 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Sandpoint Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Sandpoint, ID (Bonner County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,810 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $266,000.

  • National personnel rank #19,810 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #121 of 152
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Bonner County

Sandpoint Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 17201 · Sandpoint Fire Department, ID 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,810
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alsen-Saint Irma…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $266K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alsen-Saint Irma Lee Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Sandpoint, ID
FDID
17201

FEMA Grant History

$266K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2010FV04978 $266,000

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

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Sandpoint Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #121 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,810 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 6% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster fringe

Sandpoint Fire Department is 5.9% of Bonner County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 273 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 26% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alsen-Saint Irma Lee Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Blanchard Fire
Blanchard · other
Clark Fork Valley Fire Department
Clark Fork · volunteer
Northside Fire District
Ponderay · volunteer
Northside Fire District
Sandpoint · other
Sagle Fire District
Careywood · other
All ID departments →

Nationwide career peers near 16 personnel

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

Alsen-Saint Irma Lee Volunteer Fire Department, LA 16 Poplar Volunteer Fire Department, MT 16 Froid Volunteer Fire Department, MT 16 Egypt Volunteer Fire Department, AR 16 Fort Myers Shores Fire Department, FL 16 Salem Fire Department, OH 16 Dawson Fire Department, GA 16 Newberry Fire Rescue, FL 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sandpoint Fire Department have?

Sandpoint Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% below the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,810 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #121 of 152 by personnel.

Does Sandpoint Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sandpoint 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 Sandpoint Fire Department operate?

Sandpoint Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sandpoint Fire Department?

Sandpoint Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bonner County, ID. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Sandpoint Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sandpoint Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $266,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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