Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Valley Regional Fire Authority

Auburn, WA · King County. Valley Regional Fire Authority is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 81 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.

81
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Valley Regional Fire Authority pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Washington average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+119%
vs. Washington average
3
stations
$294,236
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
59/100
Valley Regional Fire Authority

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 C
27 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
81 personnel · 3 stations

Valley Regional Fire Authority is a Career (Paid) department serving Auburn, WA (King County), with 3 stations and 81 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,444 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $294,236.

  • National personnel rank #1,444 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #18 of 120
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in King County

Valley Regional Fire Authority vs. the national personnel distribution

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

81 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 17D31 · Valley Regional Fire Authority, WA 81 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 81
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,444
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ River Grove
  • FEMA-LIGHT $294K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: River Grove Fire Department, IL (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Auburn, WA
FDID
17D31

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FO07095 $294,236

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Valley Regional Fire Authority's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #18 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,444 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 119% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Valley Regional Fire Authority is 2.6% of King County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 3,118 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 98% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 81 roster).

Photo-finish peer: River Grove Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 81 personnel

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

River Grove Fire Department, IL 81 Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department, MD 81 Goshen Fire Department, CT 81 East Rutherford Fire Department, NJ 81 Ashwaubenon Department of Public Safety, WI 81 Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL 81 Chapel Hill Fire Department, NC 81 Cortland Fire Department, NY 81

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Valley Regional Fire Authority have?

Valley Regional Fire Authority has 81 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 119% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,444 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #18 of 120 by personnel.

Does Valley Regional Fire Authority provide EMS services?

Yes, Valley Regional Fire Authority provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Valley Regional Fire Authority operate?

Valley Regional Fire Authority operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Valley Regional Fire Authority?

Valley Regional Fire Authority is a Career (Paid) department serving King County, WA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Valley Regional Fire Authority received federal grants?

Yes, Valley Regional Fire Authority has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $294,236 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 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.