South Kitsap Fire and Rescue

What This Data Tells You About South Kitsap Fire and Rescue

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue operates as a Career (Paid) department in Port Orchard, within Kitsap County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 150 total personnel, 16 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Washington has 483 registered fire departments and 17,908 total personnel, averaging roughly 37 staff per department. South Kitsap Fire and Rescue runs 305% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 38,900 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 58% 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.