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Soledad Fire Department

Soledad, CA · Monterey County. Soledad Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Soledad Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. California average
1
station
$342,182
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
57/100
Soledad 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 B
28 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
$12,221 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Soledad Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Soledad, CA (Monterey County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,782 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $342,182.

  • National personnel rank #11,782 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #403 of 721
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Monterey County

Soledad Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 27090 · Soledad Fire Department, CA 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,782
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Douglas
  • FEMA-LIGHT $342K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Douglas Fire Department, MA (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Soledad, CA
FDID
27090

FEMA Grant History

$342K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2016)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV01155 $342,182
2010 EMW2009FH01147 $-163,487
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0114 $163,487

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Soledad Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #403 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,782 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Soledad Fire Department is 3.1% of Monterey County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 901 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Douglas Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Douglas Fire Department, MA 28 Northfork Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Raysal Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Town of Charlton Fire Department, MA 28 Dyer Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 Medina Fire Department, TN 28 Sturbridge Fire Department, MA 28 Bear Creek Fire Department, AK 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Soledad Fire Department have?

Soledad Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,782 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #403 of 721 by personnel.

Does Soledad Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Soledad Fire Department operate?

Soledad Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Soledad Fire Department?

Soledad Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monterey County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Soledad Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Soledad Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $342,182 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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