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Winters Fire Department

Winters, CA · Yolo County. Winters Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Winters Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
-5%
vs. California average
1
station
$1,484,118
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Winters 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 B
35 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 A
$42,403 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Winters Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Winters, CA (Yolo County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,222 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,484,118.

  • National personnel rank #8,222 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #323 of 721
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Yolo County

Winters Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 57070 · Winters Fire Department, CA 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,222
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Phillipsburg
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Phillipsburg Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Winters, CA
FDID
57070

FEMA Grant History

$1.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-02048 $345,750
2014 EMW2013FR00401 $658,938
2013 EMW2012FV03204 $479,430

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Winters Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #323 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,222 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Winters Fire Department is 6.5% 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.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Phillipsburg Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Phillipsburg Fire Department, OH 35 Walker Fire Department, IA 35 Luzerne-Hadley Consolidated Fire District, NY 35 Lisbon Fire and Rescue, IA 35 Lac Courte Oreilles Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Orange Township Fire Department, IN 35 Bakersville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 Addison Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winters Fire Department have?

Winters Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,222 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #323 of 721 by personnel.

Does Winters Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Winters Fire Department operate?

Winters Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Winters Fire Department?

Winters Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yolo County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Winters Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Winters Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,484,118 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.