Department profile

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Stinson Beach Fire Protection District

Stinson Beach, CA · Marin County. Stinson Beach Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
-19%
vs. California average
2
stations
$446,667
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Stinson Beach Fire Protection District

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 D
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness F
0.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$14,889 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 2 stations

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Stinson Beach, CA (Marin County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,758 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $446,667.

  • National personnel rank #10,758 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #373 of 721
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Marin County

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 21095 · Stinson Beach Fire Protection District, CA 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,758
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alexandria
  • FEMA-LIGHT $447K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alexandria Fire Department, MN (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Stinson Beach, CA
Ambulances
1
FDID
21095

FEMA Grant History

$447K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04581 $446,666.66

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Stinson Beach Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #373 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,758 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 19% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District is 4.2% of Marin County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 719 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alexandria Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bolinas Fire Protection District
Bolinas · volunteer
Corte Madera Fire Department
Corte Madera · career
Inverness Volunteer Fire Department
Inverness · volunteer
Marinwood Fire Department
San Rafael · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Alexandria Fire Department, MN 30 Jane Lew Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Independence Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 30 Porter-Kingston Fire District, OH 30 Mountain Lakes Fire Company, NJ 30 Monroe Fire Company, PA 30 Summerdale Fire Company, PA 30 Hickory Grove Fire Department, OK 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stinson Beach Fire Protection District have?

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,758 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #373 of 721 by personnel.

Does Stinson Beach Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Stinson Beach Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Stinson Beach Fire Protection District operate?

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Stinson Beach Fire Protection District?

Stinson Beach Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Marin County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Stinson Beach Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Stinson Beach Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $446,666.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (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 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.