Department profile

Volunteer

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department

Flying H, NM · Chaves County. Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Mexico average.

4th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. New Mexico 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Rio Felix 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 F
12 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
12 personnel · 1 station

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Flying H, NM (Chaves 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 #21,566 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,566 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #185 of 197
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Chaves County

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department 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 05055 · Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department, NM 12 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Point Fire P…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Point Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Flying H, NM
FDID
05055

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #185 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,566 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster fringe

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department is 5.5% of Chaves County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 217 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: West Point Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Berrendo Volunteer Fire Department
Roswell · volunteer
Dexter Fire and Rescue
Dexter · 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 NM department.

West Point Fire Protection District, CA 12 Birdseye Rural Fire Department, MT 12 South Sauty Volunteer Fire Department, AL 12 Almont Volunteer Fire Department, CO 12 Bois Blanc Island Fire Department, MI 12 Downey Volunteer Fire Department, ID 12 Arcadia Fire Department, MO 12 The Pierce City Rural Fire Association, MO 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,566 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #185 of 197 by personnel.

Does Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Rio Felix 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 Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department?

Rio Felix Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chaves County, NM. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

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