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Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance

Sunnyside, WA · Yakima County. Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the Washington average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Washington average
1
station
$165,134
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
52/100
Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance

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 A
42 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 F
$3,932 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Sunnyside, WA (Yakima County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,620 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,134.

  • National personnel rank #5,620 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #56 of 120
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Yakima County

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 39M06 · Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance, WA 42 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,620
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aldine Fire and R…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aldine Fire and Rescue, TX (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Sunnyside, WA
FDID
39M06

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-03358 $165,134

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #56 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,620 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance is 4.0% of Yakima County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 1,043 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Aldine Fire and Rescue, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Granger City Fire Department
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Selah Fire Department
Yakima · other
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Tieton Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Aldine Fire and Rescue, TX 42 Arthur Rural Fire Protection District, IL 42 Bonham Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 42 City of Terrell Fire Department, TX 42 Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department, TX 42 Glenside Fire Protection District, IL 42 Henry Fire Protection District, IL 42 Lynn Scott Rock Fire Protection District - Linwood Station, IL 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance have?

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,620 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #56 of 120 by personnel.

Does Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance operate?

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance?

Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Yakima County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance received federal grants?

Yes, Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,134 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.