Department profile

Other

Sierra Fire Protection District

Washoe Valley, NV · Washoe County. Sierra Fire Protection District is a fire department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Sierra Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Nevada average.

21st pct.
national personnel size
-26%
vs. Nevada 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Sierra 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 D
20 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
20 personnel · 1 station

Sierra Fire Protection District is a fire department serving Washoe Valley, NV (Washoe County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,654 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,654 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #44 of 62
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Washoe County

Sierra Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet NV-SIERRA-FIRE-PROTECTION-DISTRICT-NV · Sierra Fire Protection District, NV 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #17,654
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 2604 Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 2/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NV department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Washoe Valley, NV

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Sierra Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #44 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,654 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 26% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster fringe

Sierra Fire Protection District is 7.8% of Washoe County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 255 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Cold Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Cold Springs · combination
Nevada Department of Forestry
Carson City · other
All NV departments →

Nationwide departments near 20 personnel

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

2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Abilene Fire Department, KS 20 Alliant Techsystems Incorporated - Launch Systems Fire Department, UT 20 Andover Fire Department, ME 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sierra Fire Protection District have?

Sierra Fire Protection District has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% below the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,654 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #44 of 62 by personnel.

Does Sierra Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Sierra Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Sierra Fire Protection District operate?

Sierra Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sierra Fire Protection District?

Sierra Fire Protection District is a fire department serving Washoe County, NV.

How many fire departments are in Nevada?

Nevada has 156 fire departments with 4,169 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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