Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety

Sunnyvale, CA · Santa Clara County. Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 320 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.

320
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+765%
vs. California average
6
stations
$714,275
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety

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
53.3 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
320 personnel · 6 stations

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Sunnyvale, CA (Santa Clara County), with 6 stations and 320 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #105 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $714,275.

  • National personnel rank #105 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #16 of 721
  • 1.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Santa Clara County

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety vs. the national personnel distribution

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

320 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 43105 · Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, CA 320 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 320
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #105
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Fork Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-MID $714K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Fork Fire Protection District, NV (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
PAID
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
FDID
43105

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FR00331 $714,275

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #16 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #105 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 765% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Santa Clara County HIFLD mix around Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety

Santa Clara County: 27 departments, 2,203 personnel (4 volunteer / 14 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 89% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 320 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Fork Fire Protection District, NV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Milpitas Fire Department
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Mountain View Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 320 personnel

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

East Fork Fire Protection District, NV 320 Colleton County Fire and Rescue, SC 321 City of Madison Fire Department, WI 318 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, MI 325 Winston Salem Fire Department - Bullard Fire, NC 312 Des Moines Fire and Rescue Department, IA 310 Saint Johns County Fire Rescue, FL 335 Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department, VA 305

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety have?

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety has 320 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 765% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #105 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #16 of 721 by personnel.

Does Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety provide EMS services?

Yes, Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety operate?

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety?

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Santa Clara County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety received federal grants?

Yes, Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $714,275 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.