Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Avondale Fire Department

Avondale, AZ · Maricopa County. Avondale Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 76 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.

76
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Avondale Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Arizona average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+204%
vs. Arizona average
2
stations
$3,090,402
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
82/100
Avondale 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 A
38 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
$40,663 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
76 personnel · 2 stations

Avondale Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Avondale, AZ (Maricopa County), with 2 stations and 76 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,606 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,090,402.

  • National personnel rank #1,606 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #15 of 191
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 39 other listed departments in Maricopa County

Avondale Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

76 Top 7% higher than 93% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 08022 · Avondale Fire Department, AZ 76 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 76
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,606
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dunkirk
  • FEMA-MID $3.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dunkirk Fire Department, NY (+ 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 AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Avondale, AZ
FDID
08022

FEMA Grant History

$3.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00162 $3,090,402

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Avondale Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #15 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,606 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 204% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Avondale Fire Department is 4.8% of Maricopa County roster mass

The county lists 52 departments totaling 1,586 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 76 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dunkirk Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

161st Air National Guard-Dod
Phoenix · career
Buckeye Fire Department
Buckeye · career
Buckeye Valley Fire District
Buckeye · volunteer
Chandler Fire Department
Chandler · other
All AZ departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 76 personnel

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

Dunkirk Fire Department, NY 76 Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue, FL 76 Antioch Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 76 Bentonville Fire Department, AR 76 Summerfield Fire Department, NC 76 Fair Grove Fire Department Main, NC 76 Middleton Fire District, WI 76 Cole County Fire Protection District, MO 76

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Avondale Fire Department have?

Avondale Fire Department has 76 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 204% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,606 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #15 of 191 by personnel.

Does Avondale Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Avondale Fire Department operate?

Avondale Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Avondale Fire Department?

Avondale Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Maricopa County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Avondale Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Avondale Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $3,090,402 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (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 Arizona?

Arizona has 322 fire departments with 7,987 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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