Payson Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Payson Fire Department

Payson Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Payson, within Utah County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 59 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Utah has 271 registered fire departments and 5,320 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. Payson Fire Department runs 195% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 16,800 fires, 26 fire deaths, and 54% 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.