Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Los Alamos Fire Department

Los Alamos, NM · Los Alamos County. Los Alamos Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 141 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.

141
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Los Alamos Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+907%
vs. New Mexico average
6
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Los Alamos 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 C
23.5 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
141 personnel · 6 stations

Los Alamos Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Los Alamos, NM (Los Alamos County), with 6 stations and 141 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #472 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #472 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #3 of 197
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Los Alamos County

Los Alamos Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

141 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 28007 · Los Alamos Fire Department, NM 141 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 141
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #472
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Guilford
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Guilford Fire Department, CT (+ 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Los Alamos, NM
FDID
28007

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Los Alamos Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #3 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #472 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 907% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster weight

Los Alamos Fire Department carries 100.0% of Los Alamos County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (141 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 141 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Guilford Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 141 personnel

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

Guilford Fire Department, CT 141 Gastonia City Fire Department, NC 141 New Britain Fire Department, CT 141 Christiana Fire Company Ambulance, DE 142 Pueblo Fire Department, CO 140 Cedar Rapids Fire Department - Central Station, IA 142 Saipan International Airport- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, MP 140 Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Fire and Rescue Department, VA 140

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Los Alamos Fire Department have?

Los Alamos Fire Department has 141 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 907% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #472 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #3 of 197 by personnel.

Does Los Alamos Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Los Alamos Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Los Alamos Fire Department operate?

Los Alamos Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Los Alamos Fire Department?

Los Alamos Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Los Alamos County, NM. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

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