South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District

What This Data Tells You About South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District

South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District operates as a Volunteer department in Condon, within Gilliam County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 17 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Oregon has 465 registered fire departments and 11,854 total personnel, averaging roughly 25 staff per department. South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District runs 32% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 20,400 fires, 42 fire deaths, and 52% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.