Buckskin Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Buckskin Fire Department

Buckskin Fire Department operates as a fire department in Parker, within La Paz 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 active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Arizona has 322 registered fire departments and 7,987 total personnel, averaging roughly 25 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 36,800 fires, 91 fire deaths, and 35% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Buckskin Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,434,315 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.