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Shelton Fire Department

Shelton, WA · Mason County. Shelton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 29%
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Washington average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
82/100
Shelton 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
39 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
39 personnel · 1 station

Shelton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Shelton, WA (Mason County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,606 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,606 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #63 of 120
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Mason County

Shelton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 23M02 · Shelton Fire Department, WA 39 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,606
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 287 Richland Cham…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 287 Richland Chambers Fire and Rescue, TX (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Shelton, WA
FDID
23M02

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW2007FF00777 $-1

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Shelton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #63 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,606 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster geometry

Mason County HIFLD mix around Shelton Fire Department

Mason County: 10 departments, 364 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 287 Richland Chambers Fire and Rescue, TX (+0 personnel).

Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

287 Richland Chambers Fire and Rescue, TX 39 Alvaton Volunteer Fire Department, KY 39 Axtell Community Ambulance Service, KS 39 Benbrook Fire Department, TX 39 Fairview-Caseyville Township Fire Protection District, IL 39 Greenville Fire Protection District, IL 39 Harleton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 39 Hunt Volunteer Fire Department, TX 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shelton Fire Department have?

Shelton Fire Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,606 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #63 of 120 by personnel.

Does Shelton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Shelton Fire Department operate?

Shelton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shelton Fire Department?

Shelton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mason County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Shelton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Shelton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-1 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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