Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Rio Rico Fire District

Rio Rico, AZ · Santa Cruz County. Rio Rico Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rio Rico Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Arizona average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+88%
vs. Arizona average
2
stations
$1,908,165
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Rio Rico 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
23.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
47 personnel · 2 stations

Rio Rico Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Rio Rico, AZ (Santa Cruz County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,505 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,908,165.

  • National personnel rank #4,505 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #35 of 191
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Santa Cruz County

Rio Rico Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 13042 · Rio Rico Fire District, AZ 47 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,505
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Keansburg Fi…
  • FEMA-MID $1.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Keansburg Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
Rio Rico, AZ
FDID
13042

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-05415 $951,488.57
2018 EMW-2018-FO-05913 $232,820.73
2016 EMW2014FH00772 $356,969
2015 EMW2014FR00455 $366,887

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Rio Rico Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #35 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,505 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster geometry

Santa Cruz County HIFLD mix around Rio Rico Fire District

Santa Cruz County: 10 departments, 235 personnel (2 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Keansburg Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 47 personnel

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

West Keansburg Fire Company, NJ 47 Town of Madison Fire Department, WI 47 Wintergreen Volunteer Fire Department / Wintergreen Volunteer Rescue Squad, VA 47 Fort Lupton Fire Protection District, CO 47 Morristown Fire Department, NJ 47 Carlsbad Fire Department, NM 47 Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue, FL 47 Winchester Fire Department - Headquaters, MA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rio Rico Fire District have?

Rio Rico Fire District has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,505 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #35 of 191 by personnel.

Does Rio Rico Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rio Rico Fire District operate?

Rio Rico Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rio Rico Fire District?

Rio Rico Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Santa Cruz County, AZ. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Rio Rico Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Rio Rico Fire District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,908,165.3 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2023 (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.

Related guides

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