Department profile

Volunteer

West Pend Oreille Fire District

Priest River, ID · Bonner County. West Pend Oreille Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

West Pend Oreille Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Idaho average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Idaho average
1
station
$492,857
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
58/100
West Pend Oreille Fire 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 C
24 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$20,536 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

West Pend Oreille Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Priest River, ID (Bonner County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,858 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $492,857.

  • National personnel rank #14,858 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #82 of 152
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Bonner County

West Pend Oreille Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 17337 · West Pend Oreille Fire District, ID 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #14,858
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sugar Grove Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $493K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Priest River, ID
FDID
17337

FEMA Grant History

$493K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-00965 $492,857.14

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

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How West Pend Oreille Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #82 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,858 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster fringe

West Pend Oreille Fire District is 8.8% of Bonner County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 273 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 26% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department, VA 24 Courtland Volunteer Fire Department, VA 24 Westbrook Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 Bucyrus Township Fire Department, OH 24 Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department, NM 24 Fort Bayard Volunteer Fire Department, NM 24 Concord Township Fire Department, IN 24 Ashley Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Pend Oreille Fire District have?

West Pend Oreille Fire District has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,858 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #82 of 152 by personnel.

Does West Pend Oreille Fire District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for West Pend Oreille Fire District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does West Pend Oreille Fire District operate?

West Pend Oreille Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is West Pend Oreille Fire District?

West Pend Oreille Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Bonner County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has West Pend Oreille Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, West Pend Oreille Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $492,857.14 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 Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

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