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Angel Fire Fire Department

Angel Fire, NM · Colfax County. Angel Fire Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Angel Fire Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
+129%
vs. New Mexico average
2
stations
$428,590
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
25/100
Angel Fire 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 D
16 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
32 personnel · 2 stations

Angel Fire Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Angel Fire, NM (Colfax County), with 2 stations and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,937 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $428,590.

  • National personnel rank #8,937 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #35 of 197
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Colfax County

Angel Fire Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 07010 · Angel Fire Fire Department, NM 32 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,937
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Evansdale Fire Re…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $429K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Evansdale Fire Rescue, 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Angel Fire, NM
FDID
07010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV02593 $461,905
2009 EMW2008FF00512 $-33,315

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

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Angel Fire Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #35 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,937 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster weight

Angel Fire Fire Department carries 29.9% of Colfax County HIFLD personnel

Among 12 listed departments (107 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 58% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Evansdale Fire Rescue, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cimarron Volunteer Fire Department
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Eagle Nest Fire Department
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Maxwell Fire Department
Maxwell · volunteer
Springer Fire Department
Springer · 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 NM department.

Evansdale Fire Rescue, IA 32 Weeksville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 32 Zeeland Fire Department - Roosevelt Station, MI 32 Versailles City Fire Department, MO 32 Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 Arapahoe Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 32 Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department, VA 32 Hertford Fire Department, NC 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Angel Fire Fire Department have?

Angel Fire Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,937 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #35 of 197 by personnel.

Does Angel Fire Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Angel Fire Fire Department operate?

Angel Fire Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Angel Fire Fire Department?

Angel Fire Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Colfax County, NM. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Angel Fire Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Angel Fire Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $428,590 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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