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Tillamook Fire District

Tillamook, OR · Tillamook County. Tillamook Fire District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations 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
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tillamook Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Oregon average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Oregon average
3
stations
$264,762
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Tillamook Fire 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 D
14.7 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 D
$6,017 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 3 stations

Tillamook Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Tillamook, OR (Tillamook County), with 3 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,211 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $264,762.

  • National personnel rank #5,211 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #55 of 237
  • 6.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Tillamook County

Tillamook Fire District 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 00376 · Tillamook Fire District, OR 44 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,211
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colorado Refining…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $265K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Colorado Refining Company Fire Department, CO (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Tillamook, OR
FDID
00376

FEMA Grant History

$265K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-01074 $264,762

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Tillamook Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #55 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,211 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Tillamook County HIFLD mix around Tillamook Fire District

Tillamook County: 12 departments, 214 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 58% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Colorado Refining Company Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bay City Fire Department
Bay City · volunteer
Garibaldi Fire Department
Garibaldi · volunteer
Manzanita Department of Public Safety
Manzanita · volunteer
Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District
Cloverdale · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Colorado Refining Company Fire Department, CO 44 Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME 44 Bastrop Fire Department, TX 44 Bulverde Fire Department, TX 44 Cibolo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 44 Ewing-Northern Fire Protection District, IL 44 Henly Volunteer Fire Department, TX 44 Highland Village Fire Department, TX 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tillamook Fire District have?

Tillamook Fire District has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,211 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #55 of 237 by personnel.

Does Tillamook Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tillamook Fire District operate?

Tillamook Fire District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tillamook Fire District?

Tillamook Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Tillamook County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Tillamook Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Tillamook Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $264,762 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 Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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