Department profile

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Zayante Fire Protection District

Felton, CA · Santa Cruz County. Zayante Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Zayante Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. California average
3
stations
$803,356
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Zayante 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
10.7 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 B
$25,105 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 3 stations

Zayante Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Felton, CA (Santa Cruz County), with 3 stations and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,434 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $803,356.

  • National personnel rank #9,434 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #352 of 721
  • 9.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Santa Cruz County

Zayante Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 44040 · Zayante Fire Protection District, CA 32 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,434
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Proctorville Comm…
  • FEMA-MID $803K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Proctorville Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Felton, CA
FDID
44040

FEMA Grant History

$803K
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01414 $228,375
2006 EMW-2006-FG-0918 $574,981

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Zayante Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #352 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,434 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Zayante Fire Protection District is 5.5% of Santa Cruz County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 587 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 23% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Proctorville Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ben Lomond Fire Protection District
Ben Lomond · volunteer
Boulder Creek Fire Protection District
Boulder Creek · volunteer
Branciforte Fire District
Santa Cruz · volunteer
Felton Fire Protection District
Felton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Proctorville Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated, OH 32 Amidon Fire Protection District, ND 32 Kaukauna Fire Department, WI 32 Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 Summitt Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Yellville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Persia Fire and Rescue, IA 32 Homer Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Zayante Fire Protection District have?

Zayante Fire Protection District has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,434 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #352 of 721 by personnel.

Does Zayante Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Zayante Fire Protection District operate?

Zayante Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Zayante Fire Protection District?

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

Has Zayante Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Zayante Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $803,356 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.