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West Valley Fire District

Willamina, OR · Yamhill County. West Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

West Valley Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Oregon average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+84%
vs. Oregon average
2
stations
$385,160
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
West Valley 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
23 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 D
$8,373 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 2 stations

West Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Willamina, OR (Yamhill County), with 2 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,700 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $385,160.

  • National personnel rank #4,700 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #51 of 237
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Yamhill County

West Valley Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 00553 · West Valley Fire District, OR 46 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,700
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rocky Ridge Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $385K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rocky Ridge Fire District, AL (+ 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
Willamina, OR
FDID
00553

FEMA Grant History

$385K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-08282 $163,810
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0024 $221,350

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How West Valley Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #51 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,700 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 84% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

West Valley Fire District is 9.9% of Yamhill County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 466 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rocky Ridge Fire District, AL (+0 personnel).

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McMinnville Fire Department
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Newberg Fire Department
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Sheridan Fire District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Rocky Ridge Fire District, AL 46 Trussville Fire and Rescue Service, AL 46 North East Alamance Volunteer Fire Department, NC 46 Berne Fire Department, IN 46 Midway Fire Department, NY 46 Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 46 Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, TX 46 Berkeley Fire Department, IL 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Valley Fire District have?

West Valley Fire District has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 84% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,700 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #51 of 237 by personnel.

Does West Valley Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does West Valley Fire District operate?

West Valley Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is West Valley Fire District?

West Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Yamhill County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has West Valley Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, West Valley Fire District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $385,160 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.