Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

The City of el Segundo Fire Department

El Segundo, CA · Los Angeles County. The City of el Segundo Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

The City of el Segundo Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the California average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. California average
2
stations

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
74/100
The City of el Segundo 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
32.5 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
65 personnel · 2 stations

The City of el Segundo Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving El Segundo, CA (Los Angeles County), with 2 stations and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,278 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,278 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #134 of 721
  • 3.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Los Angeles County

The City of el Segundo Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 19065 · The City of el Segundo Fire Department, CA 65 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Town of Batavia
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Town of Batavia Fire Department, NY (+ 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
El Segundo, CA
FDID
19065

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-02065 $-5,434,434

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

Staffing vs the California average

How The City of el Segundo Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #134 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,278 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

The City of el Segundo Fire Department is 0.9% of Los Angeles County roster mass

The county lists 71 departments totaling 7,350 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Town of Batavia Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 65 personnel

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

Town of Batavia Fire Department, NY 65 Crisfield Fire Department, MD 65 Mamou Volunteer Fire Department, LA 65 Kiskatom Volunteer Fire Department, NY 65 Burlington Fire Department, MA 65 Grenada Fire Department, MS 65 Upper Arlington Fire Division, OH 65 Griffin Fire and Rescue, GA 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does The City of el Segundo Fire Department have?

The City of el Segundo Fire Department has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,278 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #134 of 721 by personnel.

Does The City of el Segundo Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, The City of el Segundo Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does The City of el Segundo Fire Department operate?

The City of el Segundo Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is The City of el Segundo Fire Department?

The City of el Segundo Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Los Angeles County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has The City of el Segundo Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, The City of el Segundo Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-5,434,434 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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