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Warrenton Fire Department

Warrenton, OR · Clatsop County. Warrenton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Warrenton Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Oregon average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+48%
vs. Oregon average
2
stations
$494,285
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
42/100
Warrenton 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
18.5 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 C
$13,359 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 2 stations

Warrenton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Warrenton, OR (Clatsop County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,166 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $494,285.

  • National personnel rank #7,166 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #80 of 237
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Clatsop County

Warrenton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 00398 · Warrenton Fire Department, OR 37 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,166
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Airway Heights
  • FEMA-LIGHT $494K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Airway Heights Fire Department, WA (+ 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
Warrenton, OR
FDID
00398

FEMA Grant History

$494K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2020)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-16635 $160,952.38
2017 EMW2016FV01249 $333,333

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Warrenton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #80 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,166 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 48% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Clatsop County HIFLD mix around Warrenton Fire Department

Clatsop County: 17 departments, 328 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 76% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Airway Heights Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Astoria Fire Department
Astoria · volunteer
Gearhart Volunteer Fire Department
Gearhart · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Airway Heights Fire Department, WA 37 White Salmon Fire Department, WA 37 Abernathy Volunteer Fire Department, TX 37 Allendale Rural Fire Protection District, IL 37 Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance, ME 37 Fairfield Fire Department, ME 37 Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 37 Farmington Fire and Rescue, ME 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Warrenton Fire Department have?

Warrenton Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,166 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #80 of 237 by personnel.

Does Warrenton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Warrenton Fire Department operate?

Warrenton Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Warrenton Fire Department?

Warrenton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clatsop County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Warrenton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Warrenton Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $494,285.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.