Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District

Sonoma, CA · Sonoma County. Schell-Vista Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+22%
vs. California average
2
stations
$235,580
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
47/100
Schell-Vista 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 C
22.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
45 personnel · 2 stations

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Sonoma, CA (Sonoma County), with 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,995 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $235,580.

  • National personnel rank #4,995 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #238 of 721
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 43 other listed departments in Sonoma County

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 49205 · Schell-Vista Fire Protection District, CA 45 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Village of Plover
  • FEMA-LIGHT $236K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Village of Plover Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Sonoma, CA
FDID
49205

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02795 $235,580.48

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Schell-Vista Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #238 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,995 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 22% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District is 3.7% of Sonoma County roster mass

The county lists 58 departments totaling 1,216 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Village of Plover Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Cloverdale Fire Protection District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Village of Plover Fire Department, WI 45 Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - Galisteo District, NM 45 Warrior Run Area Fire Department, PA 45 Watkins Glen Fire Department, NY 45 Beaver Dams Fire Department, NY 45 Ickesburg Fire Company Incorporated, PA 45 Landisburg Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Clay County Fire Rescue - Keystone Heights, FL 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Schell-Vista Fire Protection District have?

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,995 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #238 of 721 by personnel.

Does Schell-Vista Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Schell-Vista Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Schell-Vista Fire Protection District operate?

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Schell-Vista Fire Protection District?

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Sonoma County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Schell-Vista Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Schell-Vista Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $235,580.48 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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