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Bernalillo Fire Department

Bernalillo, NM · Sandoval County. Bernalillo Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bernalillo Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+257%
vs. New Mexico average
1
station
$3,169,527
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
92/100
Bernalillo 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
50 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
$63,391 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Bernalillo Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bernalillo, NM (Sandoval County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,800 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,169,527.

  • National personnel rank #3,800 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #12 of 197
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Sandoval County

Bernalillo Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 43013 · Bernalillo Fire Department, NM 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,800
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spring Valley Vol…
  • FEMA-MID $3.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bernalillo, NM
FDID
43013

FEMA Grant History

$3.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2019)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01050 $1,491,894
2018 EMW2016FH00398 $453,718.39
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00607 $881,667.7
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0974 $343,456
2008 EMW2007FF00758 $-1,209

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

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Bernalillo Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #12 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,800 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 257% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster geometry

Sandoval County HIFLD mix around Bernalillo Fire Department

Sandoval County: 19 departments, 277 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 79% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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LA Cueva Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA 50 Beverly Volunteer Fire Department, WV 50 Lena Volunteer Fire Department, WI 50 Pittstown Volunteer Fire Company, NY 50 Orangeburg Fire Department - Dutch Hill Firehouse, NY 50 Clinton Heights Fire Department, NY 50 Tallman Fire Department, NY 50 Eldred Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bernalillo Fire Department have?

Bernalillo Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 257% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,800 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #12 of 197 by personnel.

Does Bernalillo Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bernalillo Fire Department operate?

Bernalillo Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bernalillo Fire Department?

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

Has Bernalillo Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bernalillo Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $3,169,527.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2019 (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 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.