Department profile

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Vinita Fire Department

Vinita, OK · Craig County. Vinita Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Vinita Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Oklahoma average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+83%
vs. Oklahoma average
1
station
$2,709,911
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Vinita 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 C
22 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 A
$123,178 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Vinita Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Vinita, OK (Craig County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,052 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,709,911.

  • National personnel rank #16,052 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #160 of 513
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Craig County

Vinita Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 18004 · Vinita Fire Department, OK 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,052
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Washta
  • FEMA-MID $2.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Washta Fire Department, IA (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Vinita, OK
FDID
18004

FEMA Grant History

$2.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2022)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01115 $334,524.76
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05502 $157,142.85
2020 EMW-2020-FF-00946 $1,079,660
2014 EMW2013FF00266 $612,691
2013 EMW2012FO05457 $205,533
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0531 $320,359

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

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Vinita Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #160 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,052 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 83% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Craig County HIFLD mix around Vinita Fire Department

Craig County: 10 departments, 103 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 10% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Washta Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Big Cabin Volunteer Fire Department
Big Cabin · volunteer
Centralia Fire Department
Vinita · volunteer
Craig County Fire Service
Vinita · other
Ketchum Fire Department
Ketchum · other
Oklahoma Forensic Center
Vinita · career
All OK departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Washta Fire Department, IA 22 Rockwood-Garoga-Lassellsville Volunteer Fire Company, NY 22 Sir William Johnson Fire Department, NY 22 Ideal Township Fire Department, MN 22 Bluefield Virginia Fire Department, VA 22 Dillon County Fire Department, SC 22 Jeffers Volunteer Fire Department, MN 22 Beach Volunteer Fire Department, ND 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Vinita Fire Department have?

Vinita Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 83% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,052 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #160 of 513 by personnel.

Does Vinita Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Vinita Fire Department operate?

Vinita Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Vinita Fire Department?

Vinita Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Craig County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Vinita Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Vinita Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $2,709,910.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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