Mineral County Fire Protection District - Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Mineral County Fire Protection District - Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department

Mineral County Fire Protection District - Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Hawthorne, within Mineral County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 77 total personnel, 5 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Nevada has 156 registered fire departments and 4,169 total personnel, averaging roughly 27 staff per department. Mineral County Fire Protection District - Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department runs 185% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 18,600 fires, 40 fire deaths, and 64% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.