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Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue

Snoqualmie Pass, WA · King County. Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Washington average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Washington average
1
station
$4,007,374
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
78/100
Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue

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 C
27 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 A
$148,421 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Snoqualmie Pass, WA (King County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,291 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,007,374.

  • National personnel rank #12,291 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #92 of 120
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in King County

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 17D51 · Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue, WA 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,291
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 111th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-MID $4.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+ 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
Snoqualmie Pass, WA
FDID
17D51

FEMA Grant History

$4.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FC-0288 $4,007,374

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #92 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,291 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue is 0.9% of King County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 3,118 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 98% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Alvord Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Amherst Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, TX 27 Aubrey Fire Department, TX 27 Ava Volunteer Fire Department, IL 27 Bangs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue have?

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,291 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #92 of 120 by personnel.

Does Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue operate?

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue?

Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving King County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $4,007,374 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.