Department profile

Volunteer

Payette City and Rural Fire Department

Payette, ID · Payette County. Payette City and Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Payette City and Rural Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Idaho average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+71%
vs. Idaho average
1
station
$1,979,891
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Payette City and Rural 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 B
29 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 A
$68,272 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Payette City and Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Payette, ID (Payette County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,170 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,979,891.

  • National personnel rank #11,170 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #56 of 152
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Payette County

Payette City and Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 75301 · Payette City and Rural Fire Department, ID 29 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,170
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oyens Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oyens Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Payette, ID
FDID
75301

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FC-0185 $1,979,891

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Payette City and Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #56 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,170 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster weight

Payette City and Rural Fire Department carries 42.0% of Payette County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (69 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oyens Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fruitland Fire
Fruitland · volunteer
New Plymouth Fire Department
New Plymouth · volunteer
All ID departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Oyens Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 29 Lexington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 29 Bettsville Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 29 Shelburn Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, IN 29 Munroe Falls Fire Department, OH 29 Valley Fire District, OH 29 East Roane County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29 Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department, MS 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Payette City and Rural Fire Department have?

Payette City and Rural Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,170 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #56 of 152 by personnel.

Does Payette City and Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Payette City and Rural 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 Payette City and Rural Fire Department operate?

Payette City and Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Payette City and Rural Fire Department?

Payette City and Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Payette County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Payette City and Rural Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Payette City and Rural Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,979,891 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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