Department profile

Volunteer

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District

Brookings, OR · Curry County. Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Oregon average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-56%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$462,854
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
44/100
Winchuck Rural 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 F
11 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 A
$42,078 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
11 personnel · 1 station

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Brookings, OR (Curry County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,804 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $462,854.

  • National personnel rank #21,804 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #223 of 237
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Curry County

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 00468 · Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District, OR 11 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,804
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tatum Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $463K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tatum Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Brookings, OR
FDID
00468

FEMA Grant History

$463K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01449 $462,853.55

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #223 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,804 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 56% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District is 5.4% of Curry County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 203 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tatum Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Agness Illahee Fire Department
Agness · volunteer
Brookings Fire and Rescue
Brookings · volunteer
Cedar Valley Fire Department
Gold Beach · other
Gold Beach Volunteer Fire Department
Gold Beach · volunteer
Ophir Rural Fire Department
Gold Beach · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Tatum Volunteer Fire Department, NM 11 Leopold Volunteer Fire Department, MO 11 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department, PR 11 Bisbee Fire Department, AZ 11 Bowman Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 Butler Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 Crisms Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 Deblois Volunteer Fire Department, ME 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District have?

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 56% below the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,804 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #223 of 237 by personnel.

Does Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District?

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Curry County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $462,853.55 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 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.