Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Snohomish County Fire Protection

Darrington, WA · Snohomish County. Snohomish County Fire Protection is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Snohomish County Fire Protection pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Washington average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
vs. Washington average
2
stations
$630,222
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
40/100
Snohomish County Fire Protection

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 F
12.5 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 B
$25,209 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Snohomish County Fire Protection is a Volunteer department serving Darrington, WA (Snohomish County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,989 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $630,222.

  • National personnel rank #13,989 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #98 of 120
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Snohomish County

Snohomish County Fire Protection vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 31D24 · Snohomish County Fire Protection, WA 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,989
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Adrian
  • FEMA-MID $630K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Adrian Fire Department, OR (+ 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
Darrington, WA
FDID
31D24

FEMA Grant History

$630K
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-03160 $176,334.05
2018 EMW-2018-FO-01611 $241,980
2008 EMW-2008-FO-0697 $211,908

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Snohomish County Fire Protection's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #98 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,989 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Snohomish County Fire Protection is 1.8% of Snohomish County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 1,390 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Adrian Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Arlington Fire Department
Arlington · volunteer
All WA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Adrian Fire Department, OR 25 Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 25 Albion Fire Department, ME 25 Aledo Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alto Fire Department, TX 25 Altona Fire Protection District, IL 25 Anson Volunteer Fire Department, TX 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Snohomish County Fire Protection have?

Snohomish County Fire Protection has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,989 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #98 of 120 by personnel.

Does Snohomish County Fire Protection provide EMS services?

Yes, Snohomish County Fire Protection provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Snohomish County Fire Protection operate?

Snohomish County Fire Protection operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Snohomish County Fire Protection?

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

Has Snohomish County Fire Protection received federal grants?

Yes, Snohomish County Fire Protection has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $630,222.05 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.