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Sheridan Fire District

Sheridan, OR · Yamhill County. Sheridan Fire District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sheridan Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oregon average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+124%
vs. Oregon average
3
stations
$903,107
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
45/100
Sheridan Fire 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 D
18.7 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 C
$16,127 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 3 stations

Sheridan Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Sheridan, OR (Yamhill County), with 3 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,047 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $903,107.

  • National personnel rank #3,047 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #32 of 237
  • 5.36 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Yamhill County

Sheridan Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 00336 · Sheridan Fire District, OR 56 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,047
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bremerton
  • FEMA-MID $903K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bremerton Fire Department, WA (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Sheridan, OR
FDID
00336

FEMA Grant History

$903K
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2024)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00685 $522,155.1
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08290 $190,476.19
2020 EMW-2020-FG-19927 $190,476.19

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Sheridan Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #32 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,047 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 124% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Yamhill County HIFLD mix around Sheridan Fire District

Yamhill County: 11 departments, 466 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 91% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.36 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bremerton Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

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McMinnville Fire Department
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Newberg Fire Department
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West Valley Fire District
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All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Bremerton Fire Department, WA 56 Longview Fire Department, WA 56 Addison Fire Department, TX 56 Belleville Fire Department, IL 56 Cary Fire Protection District, IL 56 Homer Township Fire Protection District, IL 56 Sam Bass Volunteer Fire Department, TX 56 Thorndale Volunteer Fire Department, TX 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sheridan Fire District have?

Sheridan Fire District has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 124% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,047 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #32 of 237 by personnel.

Does Sheridan Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sheridan Fire District operate?

Sheridan Fire District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sheridan Fire District?

Sheridan Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Yamhill County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sheridan Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Sheridan Fire District has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $903,107.48 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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