Department profile

Volunteer

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department

Sugarloaf Shores, FL · Monroe County. Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+7%
vs. Florida average
1
station

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
67/100
Sugarloaf Key Volunteer 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
30 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 1 station

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sugarloaf Shores, FL (Monroe County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,771 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,771 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #174 of 352
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 14 other listed departments in Monroe County

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department 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 38101 · Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department, FL 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,771
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Weavertown Fire C…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Weavertown Fire Company, 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Sugarloaf Shores, FL
FDID
38101

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW2007FF00793 $-57,606

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #174 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,771 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department is 4.9% of Monroe County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 617 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 53% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Weavertown Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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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 FL department.

Weavertown Fire Company, PA 30 Salamonia Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30 Union Hose Company, PA 30 Altmar Fire Department, NY 30 Bolen Town Fire Department, SC 30 Hoxie Volunteer Fire Department, AR 30 Kadoka Volunteer Fire Department, SD 30 Lancaster Township Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated - Dupont, IN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,771 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #174 of 352 by personnel.

Does Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department?

Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monroe County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-57,606 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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