Boise Fire Department Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit

What This Data Tells You About Boise Fire Department Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit

Boise Fire Department Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit operates as a fire department in Boise, within Ada County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Idaho has 292 registered fire departments and 5,065 total personnel, averaging roughly 17 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 10,500 fires, 23 fire deaths, and 50% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.