Monticello Placita Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Monticello Placita Volunteer Fire Department

Monticello Placita Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Monticello, within Sierra County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 35 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. New Mexico has 446 registered fire departments and 6,225 total personnel, averaging roughly 14 staff per department. Monticello Placita Volunteer Fire Department runs 150% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 12,100 fires, 32 fire deaths, and 44% 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.