Department profile

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Meadows Valley Fire District

New Meadows, ID · Adams County. Meadows Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Meadows Valley Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Idaho average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
+12%
vs. Idaho 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Meadows Valley Fire 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 D
19 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
19 personnel · 1 station

Meadows Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving New Meadows, ID (Adams County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,085 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,085 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #107 of 152
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Adams County

Meadows Valley Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 03340 · Meadows Valley Fire District, ID 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,085
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blue Springs Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
New Meadows, ID
FDID
03340

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Meadows Valley Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #107 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,085 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster geometry

Adams County HIFLD mix around Meadows Valley Fire District

Adams County: 5 departments, 123 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Council Volunteer Fire District
Council · volunteer
Salmon River Rural Fire District
New Meadows · volunteer
All ID departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AL 19 Caseville Area Fire Protection Association, MI 19 New Marlborough Fire and Rescue, MA 19 Osborn Fire Protection District, MO 19 Bad Axe Area Fire Department, MI 19 Tusayan Fire Department, AZ 19 Pinewood Fire District Doing Business AS Pinewood Fire Department, AZ 19 Chassell Fire Department, MI 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Meadows Valley Fire District have?

Meadows Valley Fire District has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,085 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #107 of 152 by personnel.

Does Meadows Valley Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Meadows Valley Fire District operate?

Meadows Valley Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Meadows Valley Fire District?

Meadows Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Adams County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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