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Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Tuscarora, NV · Elko County. Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Nevada average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-44%
vs. Nevada 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
21/100
Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer 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 D
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
15 personnel · 1 station

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tuscarora, NV (Elko County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,349 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,349 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #49 of 62
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Elko County

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 05853 · Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NV 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,349
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summer Hill Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Summer Hill 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 NV department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Tuscarora, NV
FDID
05853

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #49 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,349 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 44% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster fringe

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department is 3.6% of Elko County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 414 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Carlin Volunteer Fire Department
Carlin · volunteer
Elko Fire Department
Elko · other
Jackpot Volunteer Fire Department
Jackpot · combination
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Summer Hill Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Dawn Firefighters Association Incorporated, MO 15 Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Geary Fire Department, OK 15 Anderson Volunteer Fire Department, MO 15 Colon Volunteer Fire Department, NE 15 Hitchcock Fire Department, OK 15 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department have?

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% below the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,349 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #49 of 62 by personnel.

Does Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department?

Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Elko County, NV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nevada?

Nevada has 156 fire departments with 4,169 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

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