Department profile
CombinationCity of Ely Fire Department
Ely, NV · White Pine County. City of Ely Fire Department is a Combination department, 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.
- 37
- Total personnel
- 1
- Stations
- Not reported
- Fire trucks
- No
- EMS service
The verdict
City of Ely Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Nevada average.
- Top 31%
- national personnel size
- +37%
- vs. Nevada average
- 1
- station
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 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.
City of Ely Fire Department is a Combination department serving Ely, NV (White Pine County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,965 of 22,440.
- National personnel rank #6,965 of 22,440
- NV personnel rank #21 of 62
- 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
- 7 other listed departments in White Pine County
City of Ely Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution
Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department
37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 17000 · City of Ely Fire Department, NV 37 personnel · 1 station
PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-COMB · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL
- PERS-SMALL 37
- STA-1 1 station
- TYPE-COMB Combination
- EMS-N No EMS flag
- RANK-UPPER #6,965
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walhonding Valley…
- FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
- BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields
Nearest personnel peer: Walhonding Valley Fire District, OH (+ 0 personnel)
Combination-staffed 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 NV department.
- City of Ely (this dept) 37
- High Gloversville, NY 37
- Near Walhonding Valley…, OH 37
- Near Stafford County F…, VA 37
- Near Salter Path Volun…, NC 37
Department Profile
- Type
- COMBINATION
- Location
- Ely, NV
- County
- White Pine County
- FDID
- 17000
Staffing vs the Nevada average
How City of Ely Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #21 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,965 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.
- Stations
- 1
- State fire deaths/yr
- 40
- NV departments
- 156
County roster weight
City of Ely Fire Department carries 35.2% of White Pine County HIFLD personnel
Among 8 listed departments (105 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 88% of the county count. County / state rollup.
2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).
Photo-finish peer: Walhonding Valley Fire District, OH (+0 personnel).
No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).
Nearby Departments
Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 37 personnel
Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every NV department.