Department profile

Volunteer

Smithfield Fire Department

Smithfield, UT · Cache County. Smithfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Smithfield Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Utah average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+105%
vs. Utah average
1
station
$525,516
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Smithfield 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
41 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 C
$12,817 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 1 station

Smithfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Smithfield, UT (Cache County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,785 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $525,516.

  • National personnel rank #5,785 of 22,440
  • UT personnel rank #29 of 162
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Cache County

Smithfield Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 05018 · Smithfield Fire Department, UT 41 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,785
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Armada Township
  • FEMA-MID $526K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Armada Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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 UT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Smithfield, UT
FDID
05018

FEMA Grant History

$526K
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2017)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FF00472 $76,128
2013 EMW2012FF00336 $71,886
2012 EMW2011FF00575 $109,394
2011 EMW2010FF00465 $-3,797
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0046 $318,180
2008 EMW2007FF01298 $-46,275

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

Staffing vs the Utah average

How Smithfield Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Utah. In-state it ranks #29 of 162 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,785 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 105% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
UT departments
271

County roster fringe

Smithfield Fire Department is 7.3% of Cache County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 564 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Armada Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Armada Township Fire Department, MI 41 Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department, CO 41 Chubbuck Fire Department, ID 41 Norton Fire Department, MA 41 R-4 Fire Protection District, MO 41 Center Pigeon Fire Department, NC 41 Coats Grove Fire and Rescue Department, NC 41 Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NV 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Smithfield Fire Department have?

Smithfield Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 105% above the Utah average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,785 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within UT, it ranks #29 of 162 by personnel.

Does Smithfield Fire Department provide EMS services?

Smithfield Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Smithfield Fire Department operate?

Smithfield Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Smithfield Fire Department?

Smithfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cache County, UT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Smithfield Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Smithfield Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $525,516 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2017 (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 Utah?

Utah has 271 fire departments with 5,320 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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