Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Buckskin Fire Department

Parker, AZ · La Paz County. Buckskin Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 14 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.

14
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Buckskin Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Arizona average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-44%
vs. Arizona average
2
stations
$2,434,315
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
6/100
Buckskin 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 F
7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
14 personnel · 2 stations

Buckskin Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Parker, AZ (La Paz County), with 2 stations and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,656 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,434,315.

  • National personnel rank #20,656 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #166 of 191
  • 14.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in La Paz County

Buckskin Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 07012 · Buckskin Fire Department, AZ 14 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MICRO · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,656
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Findley Lake Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Parker, AZ
FDID
07012

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FH00327 $2,434,315

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Buckskin Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #166 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,656 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 44% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy La Paz County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

14.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ehrenberg Fire District
Ehrenberg · volunteer
Parker Fire Department
Parker · volunteer
Quartzsite Fire District
Quartzsite · volunteer
All AZ departments →

Nationwide career peers near 14 personnel

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

Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY 14 Sinking Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 14 Branson Fire Department, CO 14 Cokedale Volunteer Fire Department, CO 14 South Daytona Fire Department, FL 14 Elmira-Corning Regional Airport Fire Brigade, NY 14 City of Frontenac Fire Department, MO 14 Waynesboro Fire Department, GA 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Buckskin Fire Department have?

Buckskin Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,656 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #166 of 191 by personnel.

Does Buckskin Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Buckskin Fire Department operate?

Buckskin Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Buckskin Fire Department?

Buckskin Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving La Paz County, AZ. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Buckskin Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Buckskin Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,434,315 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.