Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Rio Verde Fire District

Rio Verde, AZ · Maricopa County. Rio Verde Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rio Verde Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Arizona average.

22nd pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Arizona 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Rio Verde 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 D
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Rio Verde Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Rio Verde, AZ (Maricopa County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,571 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,571 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #138 of 191
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 39 other listed departments in Maricopa County

Rio Verde Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 78% higher than 22% 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 08365 · Rio Verde Fire District, AZ 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dunnegan Rural
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dunnegan Rural Fire Department, 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
CAREER
Location
Rio Verde, AZ
FDID
08365

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Rio Verde Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #138 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,571 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Rio Verde Fire District is 1.3% of Maricopa County roster mass

The county lists 52 departments totaling 1,586 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dunnegan Rural Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 20 personnel

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

Dunnegan Rural Fire Department, MO 20 Haring Township Fire Department, MI 20 Jamestown Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 20 Saint Stephen Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 20 Superior Township Fire Department, MI 20 Boone Fire Department, IA 20 El Reno Fire Department, OK 20 Atwood Volunteer Fire Department, TN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rio Verde Fire District have?

Rio Verde Fire District has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,571 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #138 of 191 by personnel.

Does Rio Verde Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rio Verde Fire District operate?

Rio Verde Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rio Verde Fire District?

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

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.