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Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department

Happy Jack, AZ · Coconino County. Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge 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

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Arizona average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$187,755
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge 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 F
$5,364 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Happy Jack, AZ (Coconino 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 #7,621 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $187,755.

  • National personnel rank #7,621 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #65 of 191
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Coconino County

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 03011 · Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department, AZ 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,621
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jeromesville Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $188K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jeromesville Volunteer 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 AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Happy Jack, AZ
FDID
03011

FEMA Grant History

$188K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00310 $187,754.99

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #65 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,621 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department is 8.3% of Coconino County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 421 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jeromesville Volunteer 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 AZ department.

Jeromesville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, MT 35 Turtle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Sarecta Fire Department, NC 35 Rustburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 Warsaw Fire Department, NC 35 Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, FL 35 Magnolia Road Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department have?

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,621 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #65 of 191 by personnel.

Does Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department operate?

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department?

Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Coconino County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $187,754.99 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

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

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