Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Suisun Fire Protection District

Fairfield, CA · Solano County. Suisun Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Suisun Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. California average
2
stations
$511,061
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
48/100
Suisun 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 C
23 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
$11,110 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 2 stations

Suisun Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Fairfield, CA (Solano County), with 2 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,684 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $511,061.

  • National personnel rank #4,684 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #233 of 721
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Solano County

Suisun Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 48030 · Suisun Fire Protection District, CA 46 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Middleburgh
  • FEMA-MID $511K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Middleburgh Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Fairfield, CA
FDID
48030

FEMA Grant History

$511K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-04662 $321,061.17
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0401 $190,000

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Suisun Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #233 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,684 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Suisun Fire Protection District is 6.0% of Solano County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 766 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Middleburgh Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Middleburgh Fire Department, NY 46 Lone Peak Fire Station, UT 46 Limerick Fire Company, PA 46 Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department, NY 46 Arvin Hart Fire Company, NY 46 Alvarado Volunteer Fire Department, MN 46 Canisteo Volunteer Fire Department, NY 46 West Stockholm Volunteer Fire Department, NY 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Suisun Fire Protection District have?

Suisun Fire Protection District has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,684 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #233 of 721 by personnel.

Does Suisun Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Suisun Fire Protection District operate?

Suisun Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Suisun Fire Protection District?

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

Has Suisun Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Suisun Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $511,061.17 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.