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Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service

Mayer, AZ · Yavapai County. Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Arizona average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+84%
vs. Arizona average
3
stations
$931,875
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
Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service

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 D
15.3 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
$20,258 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 3 stations

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department serving Mayer, AZ (Yavapai County), with 3 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,623 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $931,875.

  • National personnel rank #4,623 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #36 of 191
  • 6.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Yavapai County

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 14141 · Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service, AZ 46 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,623
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Concord
  • FEMA-MID $932K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Concord 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 AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Mayer, AZ
FDID
14141

FEMA Grant History

$932K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2021)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-11593 $237,434.28
2015 EMW2014FF00099 $0
2014 EMW2013FR00361 $402,886
2014 EMW2013FH00312 $291,555

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #36 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,623 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 84% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service is 4.7% of Yavapai County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 983 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 46 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

East Concord Fire Department, NY 46 Thorndale Volunteer Fire Company, PA 46 North Amherst Fire Company Incorporated, NY 46 Volvo-White Motor Company Fire Brigade, VA 46 Kuna Rural Fire District, ID 46 Clarksville Fire Department, IA 46 Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue, NM 46 Orange Fire Department, MA 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service have?

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 84% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,623 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #36 of 191 by personnel.

Does Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service operate?

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service?

Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department serving Yavapai County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service received federal grants?

Yes, Mayer Fire District / Mayer Ambulance Service has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $931,875.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

Arizona has 322 fire departments with 7,987 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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