Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department

Winnemucca, NV · Humboldt County. Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Nevada average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. Nevada average
2
stations
$666,667
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
42/100
Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca 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
13 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
$25,641 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 2 stations

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Winnemucca, NV (Humboldt County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,614 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $666,667.

  • National personnel rank #12,614 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #32 of 62
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Humboldt County

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 08250 · Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department, NV 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,614
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Southgate
  • FEMA-MID $667K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Southgate Fire Department, MI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
PAID VOLUNTEER
Location
Winnemucca, NV
FDID
08250

FEMA Grant History

$667K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV02157 $666,667

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

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #32 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,614 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster weight

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department carries 33.8% of Humboldt County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (77 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 26 personnel

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

Southgate Fire Department, MI 26 Whitesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 26 Grosse Pointe City Department of Public Safety, MI 26 Millen Jenkins County Fire Department, GA 26 Perry Fire Department, GA 26 Spanish Lake Fire Protection District, MO 26 Coalinga Fire Department, CA 26 North Lauderdale Fire Rescue, FL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department have?

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,614 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #32 of 62 by personnel.

Does Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department operate?

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department?

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Humboldt County, NV. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $666,667 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 Nevada?

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

Related guides

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