Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Sanger Fire Department

Sanger, CA · Fresno County. Sanger Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sanger Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. California average
1
station
$810,911
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Sanger 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 A
38 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 B
$21,340 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Sanger Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Sanger, CA (Fresno County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,857 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $810,911.

  • National personnel rank #6,857 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #287 of 721
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Fresno County

Sanger Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 10090 · Sanger Fire Department, CA 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,857
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dorchester Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $811K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Sanger, CA
FDID
10090

FEMA Grant History

$811K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2011)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2010FF00550 $-298,883
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0055 $1,109,794

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Sanger Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #287 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,857 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Sanger Fire Department is 3.1% of Fresno County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 1,236 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 74% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Auberry Volunteer Fire Department
Auberry · volunteer
Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Big Creek · volunteer
Clovis Fire Department
Clovis · other
Coalinga Fire Department
Coalinga · career
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Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 East Fork Volunteer Fire Department, KY 38 Plattsburgh City Fire Department, NY 38 Monroe Fire Department, OH 38 Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station, CT 38 South Orange Fire Department, NJ 38 Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, NC 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sanger Fire Department have?

Sanger Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,857 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #287 of 721 by personnel.

Does Sanger Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sanger Fire Department operate?

Sanger Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sanger Fire Department?

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

Has Sanger Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sanger Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $810,911 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2011 (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 California?

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

Related guides

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