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Harquahala Valley Fire District

Tonopah, AZ · Maricopa County. Harquahala Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Harquahala Valley Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Arizona average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Arizona average
3
stations
$791,289
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
39/100
Harquahala Valley 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 F
10 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 B
$26,376 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 3 stations

Harquahala Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Tonopah, AZ (Maricopa County), with 3 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,225 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $791,289.

  • National personnel rank #10,225 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #84 of 191
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 39 other listed departments in Maricopa County

Harquahala Valley Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 08451 · Harquahala Valley Fire District, AZ 30 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,225
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cadillac
  • FEMA-MID $791K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cadillac Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Tonopah, AZ
FDID
08451

FEMA Grant History

$791K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06568 $791,288.72

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Harquahala Valley Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #84 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,225 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Harquahala Valley Fire District is 1.9% of Maricopa County roster mass

The county lists 52 departments totaling 1,586 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cadillac Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Cadillac Fire Department, MI 30 Cluster Springs Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 Wrightsville Fire Department, GA 30 Grant Township Fire District, MO 30 Sumpter Township Fire Department, MI 30 Ewan Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 Moncks Corner Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 30 Sewell Mutual Fire Company, NJ 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harquahala Valley Fire District have?

Harquahala Valley Fire District has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,225 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #84 of 191 by personnel.

Does Harquahala Valley Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Harquahala Valley Fire District operate?

Harquahala Valley Fire District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Harquahala Valley Fire District?

Harquahala Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Maricopa County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Harquahala Valley Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Harquahala Valley Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $791,288.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

Arizona has 322 fire departments with 7,987 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

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