Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

West Plainfield Fire Protection District

Davis, CA · Yolo County. West Plainfield Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

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

The verdict

West Plainfield Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. California average
1
station
$388,880
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
West Plainfield 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 C
24 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
$16,203 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

West Plainfield Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Davis, CA (Yolo 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 #14,859 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $388,880.

  • National personnel rank #14,859 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #471 of 721
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Yolo County

West Plainfield Fire Protection 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 57035 · West Plainfield Fire Protection District, CA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,859
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $389K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Central City 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Davis, CA
FDID
57035

FEMA Grant History

$389K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01803 $388,880

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

Staffing vs the California average

How West Plainfield Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #471 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,859 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

West Plainfield Fire Protection District is 4.4% of Yolo County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 541 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

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Knights Landing Fire Department
Knights Landing · volunteer
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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 CA department.

Central City Fire Department, IA 24 Gueydan Volunteer Fire Department, LA 24 Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department, IA 24 Erath Volunteer Fire Department, LA 24 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department, MS 24 Avilla Fire Department, IN 24 Dixie Suburban Fire Department, KY 24 Pelican Rapids Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Plainfield Fire Protection District have?

West Plainfield Fire Protection District has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,859 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #471 of 721 by personnel.

Does West Plainfield Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does West Plainfield Fire Protection District operate?

West Plainfield Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is West Plainfield Fire Protection District?

West Plainfield Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Yolo County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has West Plainfield Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, West Plainfield Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $388,880 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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