Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services

Walla Walla, WA · Walla Walla County. Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Washington average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Washington average
2
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services

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
25.5 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
51 personnel · 2 stations

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla County), with 2 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,774 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,774 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #47 of 120
  • 3.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Walla Walla County

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 36M04 · Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services, WA 51 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,774
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bath
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Walla Walla, WA
FDID
36M04

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #47 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,774 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Walla Walla County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

College Place Fire Department
College Place · volunteer
Prescott Fire Department
Prescott · other
Waitsburg Fire Department
Waitsburg · other
All WA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 51 personnel

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

Bath Fire Department, ME 51 Bowdoin Volunteer Fire Department, ME 51 Cuero Fire Department, TX 51 Del Rio Fire and Rescue, TX 51 Weatherford Fire Department, TX 51 Dennis Fire Department, MA 51 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department-Dod, GA 51 Saint Clair Shores Fire Department, MI 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services have?

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,774 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #47 of 120 by personnel.

Does Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services operate?

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services?

Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Walla Walla County, WA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.