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Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District

Vernonia, OR · Columbia County. Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Oregon average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
+32%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$242,143
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
54/100
Vernonia Rural Fire Protection 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 B
33 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
$7,338 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 1 station

Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Vernonia, OR (Columbia County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,898 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $242,143.

  • National personnel rank #8,898 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #93 of 237
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Columbia County

Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 00391 · Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District, OR 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,898
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fultondale Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $242K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fultondale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, AL (+ 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
Vernonia, OR
FDID
00391

FEMA Grant History

$242K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03850 $242,142.85

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #93 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,898 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 32% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Columbia County HIFLD mix around Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District

Columbia County: 7 departments, 169 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 71% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fultondale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Fultondale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, AL 33 Tarrant Fire and Rescue, AL 33 Mercer Island Fire Department, WA 33 Aviston Fire Protection District, IL 33 Bar Harbor Ambulance, ME 33 Boling Fire Department, TX 33 Bradford Volunteer Fire Department, ME 33 Breese Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District have?

Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,898 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #93 of 237 by personnel.

Does Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District?

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

Has Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $242,142.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.