Department profile

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Forest Lakes Fire District

Forest Lakes, AZ · Coconino County. Forest Lakes Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Forest Lakes Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Arizona average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$188,040
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
53/100
Forest Lakes 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
40 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 F
$4,701 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Forest Lakes Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Forest Lakes, AZ (Coconino County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,015 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $188,040.

  • National personnel rank #6,015 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #50 of 191
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Coconino County

Forest Lakes Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 03041 · Forest Lakes Fire District, AZ 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,015
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarksburg Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $188K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department, MA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Forest Lakes, AZ
FDID
03041

FEMA Grant History

$188K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV01359 $188,040

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Forest Lakes Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #50 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,015 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Forest Lakes Fire District is 9.5% of Coconino County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 421 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department, MA 40 Dalton Fire and Rescue Department, MA 40 Postville Fire Department, IA 40 Kidder/Altamont/Winston Fire Protection District - Winston, MO 40 Brookville-Timberlake Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Pilot Fire Department, NC 40 Holly Grove Fire Department, NC 40 Richmond Volunteer Fire Department, MA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Forest Lakes Fire District have?

Forest Lakes Fire District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,015 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #50 of 191 by personnel.

Does Forest Lakes Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Forest Lakes Fire District operate?

Forest Lakes Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Forest Lakes Fire District?

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

Has Forest Lakes Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Forest Lakes Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $188,040 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.