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Congress Fire District

Congress, AZ · Yavapai County. Congress Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Congress Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Arizona average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$366,476
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
57/100
Congress Fire District

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 D
17 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$21,557 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Congress Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Congress, AZ (Yavapai County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,059 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $366,476.

  • National personnel rank #19,059 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #152 of 191
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Yavapai County

Congress Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 14081 · Congress Fire District, AZ 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,059
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cloverport City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $366K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cloverport City Fire Department, KY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Congress, AZ
FDID
14081

FEMA Grant History

$366K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FH00252 $366,476

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Congress Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #152 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,059 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Congress Fire District is 1.7% of Yavapai County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 983 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cloverport City Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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Central Yavapai Fire District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Cloverport City Fire Department, KY 17 Washington Fire Department, IN 17 Village Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17 Vancleve Volunteer Fire Department, KY 17 Cleveland Fire Department, UT 17 Harrison Volunteer Fire Department, GA 17 Lewis Fire Department, IA 17 Tennille Fire Department, GA 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Congress Fire District have?

Congress Fire District has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,059 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #152 of 191 by personnel.

Does Congress Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Congress Fire District operate?

Congress Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Congress Fire District?

Congress Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Yavapai County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Congress Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Congress Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $366,476 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

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

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.