Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ventura City Fire Department

Ventura, CA · Ventura County. Ventura City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 101 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.

101
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ventura City Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+173%
vs. California average
6
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Ventura City 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 D
16.8 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
101 personnel · 6 stations

Ventura City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ventura, CA (Ventura County), with 6 stations and 101 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #920 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #920 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #70 of 721
  • 5.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Ventura County

Ventura City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

101 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 56025 · Ventura City Fire Department, CA 101 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 101
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #920
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Bloomingt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Bloomington Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Ventura, CA
FDID
56025

Staffing vs the California average

How Ventura City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #70 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #920 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 173% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Ventura County HIFLD mix around Ventura City Fire Department

Ventura County: 10 departments, 904 personnel (2 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 101 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Bloomington Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

City of Santa Paula Fire Department
Santa Paula · volunteer
Fillmore Fire Department
Fillmore · volunteer
Oxnard Fire Department
Oxnard · career
All CA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 101 personnel

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

City of Bloomington Fire Department, IN 101 North Lindenhurst Volunteer Fire Department, NY 101 Hagerman Fire Department, NY 101 Muskogee Fire Department, OK 101 Fayetteville Fire Department, AR 101 Everett Fire Department, MA 101 Kearny Fire Department, NJ 101 Teaneck Fire Department, NJ 101

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ventura City Fire Department have?

Ventura City Fire Department has 101 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 173% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #920 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #70 of 721 by personnel.

Does Ventura City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Ventura City Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ventura City Fire Department operate?

Ventura City Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ventura City Fire Department?

Ventura City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ventura County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

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