Department profile

Volunteer

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department

Garden Valley, ID · Boise County. Garden Valley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Idaho average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-18%
vs. Idaho average
2
stations

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
6/100
Garden Valley Rural 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
7 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
14 personnel · 2 stations

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Garden Valley, ID (Boise County), with 2 stations and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,752 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,752 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #131 of 152
  • 14.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Boise County

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 15311 · Garden Valley Rural Fire Department, ID 14 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,752
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ California Correc…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: California Correctional Institution Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Garden Valley, ID
FDID
15311

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Garden Valley Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #131 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,752 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 18% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster fringe

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department is 8.6% of Boise County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 162 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 31% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

14.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: California Correctional Institution Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

California Correctional Institution Fire Department, CA 14 West Point Volunteer Fire Department, OH 14 Fort Laramie Volunteer Fire Department, WY 14 Chester Volunteer Fire Department, WV 14 Sardis Fire Station, AR 14 East Clay Volunteer Fire Department, TN 14 Cash Fire Department, AR 14 Hulen Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Garden Valley Rural Fire Department have?

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,752 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #131 of 152 by personnel.

Does Garden Valley Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Garden Valley Rural 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 Garden Valley Rural Fire Department operate?

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Garden Valley Rural Fire Department?

Garden Valley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Boise County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.