Department profile

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Deary Rural Fire District

Deary, ID · Latah County. Deary Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Deary Rural Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Idaho average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+124%
vs. Idaho average
1
station
$211,363
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
54/100
Deary Rural 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 A
38 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 D
$5,562 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Deary Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Deary, ID (Latah County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,711 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $211,363.

  • National personnel rank #6,711 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #34 of 152
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Latah County

Deary Rural Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 57342 · Deary Rural Fire District, ID 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,711
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kimball Fire and…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $211K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kimball Fire and Rescue, TN (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Deary, ID
FDID
57342

FEMA Grant History

$211K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05981 $211,362.85

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

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Deary Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #34 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,711 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 124% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster weight

Deary Rural Fire District carries 26.0% of Latah County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (146 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kimball Fire and Rescue, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bovill Fire Department
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Genesee Fire Department
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Juliaetta · volunteer
Kendrick Volunteer Fire Department
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Moscow Volunteer Fire Department
Moscow · volunteer
Potlatch Rural Fire District
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Troy Fire and Ambulance
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Kimball Fire and Rescue, TN 38 LA Valle Fire Department, WI 38 Reedsburg Fire Department, WI 38 Liberty Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, PA 38 Chatham Volunteer Fire Company, PA 38 Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Adamsville Fire Department, OH 38 Berkshire Fire Department, NY 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Deary Rural Fire District have?

Deary Rural Fire District has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 124% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,711 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #34 of 152 by personnel.

Does Deary Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Deary Rural Fire District operate?

Deary Rural Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Deary Rural Fire District?

Deary Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Latah County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Deary Rural Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Deary Rural Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $211,362.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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