Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Moriarty Fire Department

Moriarty, NM · Torrance County. Moriarty Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Moriarty Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the New Mexico average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+64%
vs. New Mexico 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Moriarty Fire Department

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
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Moriarty Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Moriarty, NM (Torrance County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,205 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,205 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #86 of 197
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Torrance County

Moriarty Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 57035 · Moriarty Fire Department, NM 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,205
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dunnigan Rural Fi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dunnigan Rural Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Moriarty, NM
FDID
57035

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Moriarty Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #86 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,205 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 64% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster weight

Moriarty Fire Department carries 25.8% of Torrance County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (89 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dunnigan Rural Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Encino Fire and Rescue
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Mountainair Fire and Rescue
Mountainair · volunteer
Willard Fire Department
Willard · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Dunnigan Rural Fire Protection District, CA 23 Coggon Fire Department, IA 23 Hominy Fire Department, OK 23 McCord Community Volunteer Fire Department, OK 23 Frankfort Fire Department, SD 23 Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department, NE 23 Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23 Ashton Fire and Rescue, NE 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Moriarty Fire Department have?

Moriarty Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 64% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,205 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #86 of 197 by personnel.

Does Moriarty Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Moriarty Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Moriarty Fire Department operate?

Moriarty Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Moriarty Fire Department?

Moriarty Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Torrance County, NM. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

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