Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Taylor County Fire and Rescue

Perry, FL · Taylor County. Taylor County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Taylor County Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Florida average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+57%
vs. Florida average
1
station
$116,989
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
51/100
Taylor County Fire and Rescue

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
44 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
$2,659 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 1 station

Taylor County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Perry, FL (Taylor County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,210 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $116,989.

  • National personnel rank #5,210 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #112 of 352
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Taylor County

Taylor County Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 37022 · Taylor County Fire and Rescue, FL 44 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,210
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fmc Wyoming Corpo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $117K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fmc Wyoming Corporation Fire Brigade, WY (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Perry, FL
FDID
37022

FEMA Grant History

$117K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00114 $116,988.64

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Taylor County Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #112 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,210 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Taylor County Fire and Rescue carries 41.1% of Taylor County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (107 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 83% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fmc Wyoming Corporation Fire Brigade, WY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Perry Fire Department
Perry · volunteer
Steinhatchee Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Steinhatchee · volunteer
West District Fire Authority
Perry · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Fmc Wyoming Corporation Fire Brigade, WY 44 Ronks Fire Company, PA 44 Wellsburg Fire Department Ambulance, IA 44 Mexico Volunteer Fire Department, NY 44 Scriba Volunteer Fire Department, NY 44 Williams Volunteer Fire Department, MN 44 Warners Volunteer Fire Department, NY 44 Otisco Fire Department, NY 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Taylor County Fire and Rescue have?

Taylor County Fire and Rescue has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,210 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #112 of 352 by personnel.

Does Taylor County Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Taylor County Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Taylor County Fire and Rescue operate?

Taylor County Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Taylor County Fire and Rescue?

Taylor County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Taylor County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Taylor County Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Taylor County Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $116,988.64 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 Florida?

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

Related guides

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