Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Datil, NM · Catron County. Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 41%
national personnel size
+129%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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 B
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Datil, NM (Catron County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,129 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,129 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #36 of 197
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Catron County

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 03015 · Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, NM 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,129
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barron-Maple Grove
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Barron-Maple Grove Fire Department, WI (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Datil, NM
FDID
03015

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #36 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,129 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster geometry

Catron County HIFLD mix around Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Catron County: 14 departments, 148 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 36% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Barron-Maple Grove Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Datil Fire Department
Datil · volunteer
Glenwood Fire and Rescue
Glenwood · other
Pie Town Volunteer Fire Department
Pie Town · volunteer
All NM departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Barron-Maple Grove Fire Department, WI 32 Hutterville Fire Department, SD 32 Farmington Volunteer Fire Department, NC 32 Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, CT 32 Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, NC 32 Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL 32 Sherwood Forest Estates Fire Department, AZ 32 Fayette Fire Department, AL 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,129 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #36 of 197 by personnel.

Does Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Horse Mountain Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Catron 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.