Department profile

Volunteer

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department

Escalante, UT · Garfield County. Escalante Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Utah average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. Utah 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Escalante Volunteer 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
12 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
12 personnel · 1 station

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Escalante, UT (Garfield County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,374 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,374 of 22,440
  • UT personnel rank #138 of 162
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Garfield County

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 17005 · Escalante Volunteer Fire Department, UT 12 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,374
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North of the Narr…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North of the Narrows Fire District, ID (+ 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 UT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Escalante, UT
FDID
17005

Staffing vs the Utah average

How Escalante Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Utah. In-state it ranks #138 of 162 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,374 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
UT departments
271

County roster geometry

Garfield County HIFLD mix around Escalante Volunteer Fire Department

Garfield County: 9 departments, 96 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 22% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North of the Narrows Fire District, ID (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

North of the Narrows Fire District, ID 12 Sam Owen Fire District, ID 12 Larrabee Fire Department, IA 12 Useppa Island Volunteer Fire Company, FL 12 Allentown Volunteer Fire Department, GA 12 Indian Field Volunteer Fire Department, SC 12 Cattle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC 12 Danburg Volunteer Fire Department, GA 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Escalante Volunteer Fire Department have?

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the Utah average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,374 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within UT, it ranks #138 of 162 by personnel.

Does Escalante Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Escalante Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Escalante Volunteer Fire Department?

Escalante Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Garfield County, UT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Utah?

Utah has 271 fire departments with 5,320 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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