Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department

Eunice, NM · Lea County. Eunice Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the New Mexico average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
+57%
vs. New Mexico 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Eunice Fire and Rescue 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Eunice, NM (Lea County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,601 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,601 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #91 of 197
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Lea County

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 25007 · Eunice Fire and Rescue Department, NM 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,601
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Learned Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Learned Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Eunice, NM
FDID
25007

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Eunice Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #91 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,601 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster geometry

Lea County HIFLD mix around Eunice Fire and Rescue Department

Lea County: 10 departments, 185 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Learned Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Knowles Fire Department
Hobbs · volunteer
Lovington Fire Department
Lovington · career
Maljamar Volunteer Fire Department
Maljamar · volunteer
Tatum Volunteer Fire Department
Tatum · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Learned Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 West Hinds Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22 Avoca and Rural Fire Department, WI 22 Saint Joseph Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22 Hampton County Fire Department, SC 22 Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 22 Highway 34 Volunteer Fire Department, SC 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eunice Fire and Rescue Department have?

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,601 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #91 of 197 by personnel.

Does Eunice Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eunice Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Eunice Fire and Rescue Department?

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Lea County, NM. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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