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Quartzsite Fire District

Quartzsite, AZ · La Paz County. Quartzsite Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 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.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Quartzsite Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Arizona average.

4th pct.
national personnel size
-52%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$630,293
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
61/100
Quartzsite Fire District

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 F
12 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
9 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$52,524 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
12 personnel · 1 station

Quartzsite Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Quartzsite, AZ (La Paz County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,558 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $630,293.

  • National personnel rank #21,558 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #175 of 191
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in La Paz County

Quartzsite Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 96% higher than 4% 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 07052 · Quartzsite Fire District, AZ 12 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,558
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roberta Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $630K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roberta Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+ 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 AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Quartzsite, AZ
Ambulances
2
FDID
07052

FEMA Grant History

$630K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00311 $630,292.97

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Quartzsite Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #175 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,558 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 52% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster geometry

La Paz County HIFLD mix around Quartzsite Fire District

La Paz County: 8 departments, 83 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roberta Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Buckskin Fire Department
Parker · career
Ehrenberg Fire District
Ehrenberg · volunteer
Parker Fire Department
Parker · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Roberta Volunteer Fire Department, OK 12 Yuba Volunteer Fire Department, OK 12 Eagle Nest Fire Department, NM 12 East Carbon Fire Department, UT 12 Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Onaway Field Office, MI 12 Marston City Fire Department, MO 12 Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department, GA 12 Demorest Volunteer Fire Department, GA 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Quartzsite Fire District have?

Quartzsite Fire District has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,558 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #175 of 191 by personnel.

Does Quartzsite Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Quartzsite Fire District operate?

Quartzsite Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Quartzsite Fire District?

Quartzsite Fire District is a Volunteer department serving La Paz County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Quartzsite Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Quartzsite Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $630,292.97 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

Arizona has 322 fire departments with 7,987 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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