Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Rincon Valley Fire District

Vail, AZ · Pima County. Rincon Valley Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rincon Valley Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Arizona average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$2,441,467
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
70/100
Rincon Valley 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 C
22 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 A
$110,976 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Rincon Valley Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Vail, AZ (Pima County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,935 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,441,467.

  • National personnel rank #15,935 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #128 of 191
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Pima County

Rincon Valley Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 11152 · Rincon Valley Fire District, AZ 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,935
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Caledonia Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Caledonia Fire Protection District, MO (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Vail, AZ
FDID
11152

FEMA Grant History

$2.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2023)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00311 $1,295,569.44
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01632 $567,794.07
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00122 $337,727.27
2017 EMW2016FR00064 $240,376

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Rincon Valley Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #128 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,935 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Rincon Valley Fire District is 1.4% of Pima County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 1,534 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Caledonia Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arivaca Volunteer Fire Department
Arivaca · volunteer
Avra Valley Fire District
Marana · career
Drexel Heights Fire District
Tucson · career
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Nationwide career peers near 22 personnel

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

Caledonia Fire Protection District, MO 22 Conway Fire Department, MA 22 Charlemont Fire Department and Ambulance Service, MA 22 Caldwell Parish Fire Board - Hebert Station, LA 22 Fort Hall Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, ID 22 Rockmart Fire Department, GA 22 Saint Pauls Fire District, SC 22 Rye Fire Protection District, CO 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rincon Valley Fire District have?

Rincon Valley Fire District has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,935 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #128 of 191 by personnel.

Does Rincon Valley Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rincon Valley Fire District operate?

Rincon Valley Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rincon Valley Fire District?

Rincon Valley Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Pima County, AZ. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Rincon Valley Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Rincon Valley Fire District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $2,441,466.78 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

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

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