Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Santee Fire Department

Santee, CA · San Diego County. Santee Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 61 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.

61
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Santee Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the California average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. California average
2
stations
$230,091
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
42/100
Santee 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 B
30.5 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 F
$3,772 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
61 personnel · 2 stations

Santee Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Santee, CA (San Diego County), with 2 stations and 61 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,528 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $230,091.

  • National personnel rank #2,528 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #145 of 721
  • 3.28 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 63 other listed departments in San Diego County

Santee Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

61 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 37150 · Santee Fire Department, CA 61 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 61
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,528
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wausau
  • FEMA-LIGHT $230K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wausau 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
PAID
Location
Santee, CA
FDID
37150

FEMA Grant History

$230K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO04473 $230,091

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Santee Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #145 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,528 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Santee Fire Department is 1.6% of San Diego County roster mass

The county lists 83 departments totaling 3,721 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.28 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 61 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Barona Fire Protection District
Lakeside · career
Borrego Springs Fire Protection District
Borrego Springs · career
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Nationwide career peers near 61 personnel

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

Wausau Fire Department, WI 61 Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, FL 61 Forest Park Fire Department, OH 61 Smithfield Fire Department, RI 61 McChord Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, WA 61 Middleboro Fire Department, MA 61 Henderson Fire Department, KY 61 Stoughton Fire Department, MA 61

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Santee Fire Department have?

Santee Fire Department has 61 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,528 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #145 of 721 by personnel.

Does Santee Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Santee Fire Department operate?

Santee Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Santee Fire Department?

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

Has Santee Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Santee Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $230,091 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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