Department profile

Volunteer

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department

Goldfield, NV · Esmeralda County. Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 6 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

6
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Nevada average.

0th pct.
national personnel size
-78%
vs. Nevada 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
5/100
Gold Point 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
6 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
6 personnel · 1 station

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Goldfield, NV (Esmeralda County), with 1 station and 6 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,331 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,331 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #61 of 62
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Esmeralda County

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

6 Top 100% in the bottom 1% 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 06051 · Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department, NV 6 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 6
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #22,331
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Durango LA Plata…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Durango LA Plata County Airport Fire Department, CO (+ 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 NV department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Goldfield, NV
FDID
06051

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #61 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,331 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 78% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster geometry

Esmeralda County HIFLD mix around Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department

Esmeralda County: 4 departments, 25 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 6 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Durango LA Plata County Airport Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 6 personnel

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

Durango LA Plata County Airport Fire Department, CO 6 Marysville Volunteer Fire Department, MT 6 Stonewall Fire Protection District - Longs Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, CO 6 Risco Rural Fire Department, MO 6 Grand Traverse Band Fire and Rescue, MI 6 Cotter-Gassville Rural Volunteer Fire District, AR 6 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, FL 6 Bearcreek Volunteer Fire Department, MT 6

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department has 6 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 78% below the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,331 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #61 of 62 by personnel.

Does Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department?

Gold Point Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Esmeralda County, NV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nevada?

Nevada has 156 fire departments with 4,169 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

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