Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lovington Fire Department

Lovington, NM · Lea County. Lovington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lovington Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the New Mexico average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+86%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Lovington 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
26 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
26 personnel · 1 station

Lovington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lovington, NM (Lea County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,686 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,686 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #62 of 197
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Lea County

Lovington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 25037 · Lovington Fire Department, NM 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,686
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pocahontas Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Lovington, NM
FDID
25037

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Lovington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #62 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,686 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 86% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Lea County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Maljamar Volunteer Fire Department
Maljamar · volunteer
Tatum Volunteer Fire Department
Tatum · volunteer
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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 NM department.

Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Department, MS 26 Goodhue Fire and Rescue, MN 26 Pine Island Fire Department, MN 26 Chitina Volunteer Fire Department, AK 26 Avon Park Fire Department, FL 26 Dunbar Fire Department, WV 26 Evendale Fire Department, OH 26 Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department, AK 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lovington Fire Department have?

Lovington Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 86% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,686 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #62 of 197 by personnel.

Does Lovington Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lovington Fire Department operate?

Lovington Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lovington Fire Department?

Lovington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lea 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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