Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Mason Valley Fire Protection District

Yerington, NV · Lyon County. Mason Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mason Valley Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nevada average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. Nevada average
2
stations
$181,429
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
40/100
Mason Valley Fire Protection 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 C
20.5 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
41 personnel · 2 stations

Mason Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Yerington, NV (Lyon County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,729 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $181,429.

  • National personnel rank #5,729 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #18 of 62
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Lyon County

Mason Valley Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 11001 · Mason Valley Fire Protection District, NV 41 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,729
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Copake
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Copake Fire Department, NY (+ 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 NV department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Yerington, NV
FDID
11001

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-04399 $181,429

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

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Mason Valley Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #18 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,729 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster geometry

Lyon County HIFLD mix around Mason Valley Fire Protection District

Lyon County: 7 departments, 194 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Copake Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

All NV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Copake Fire Department, NY 41 Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 41 Menoher Heights Volunteer Fire Company, PA 41 Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department, SC 41 West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department, VT 41 Reedley Fire Department, CA 41 Cadyville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 41 Town of Zebulon Fire Department, NC 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mason Valley Fire Protection District have?

Mason Valley Fire Protection District has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,729 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #18 of 62 by personnel.

Does Mason Valley Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mason Valley Fire Protection District operate?

Mason Valley Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mason Valley Fire Protection District?

Mason Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lyon County, NV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Mason Valley Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Mason Valley Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $181,429 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Nevada?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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