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Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety

Ruidoso Downs, NM · Lincoln County. Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety 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

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety 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
$254,836
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
36/100
Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$21,236 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
12 personnel · 1 station

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety is a Volunteer department serving Ruidoso Downs, NM (Lincoln 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 #21,577 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $254,836.

  • National personnel rank #21,577 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #186 of 197
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety 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 27067 · Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety, NM 12 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,577
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Meadow
  • FEMA-LIGHT $255K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Meadow Fire Department, UT (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Ruidoso Downs, NM
FDID
27067

FEMA Grant History

$255K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06105 $254,836.28

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

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #186 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,577 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

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety is 8.7% of Lincoln County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 138 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 82% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Meadow Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

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Corona Fire Department
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Glencoe/Palo Verde Fire Department
Ruidoso Downs · other
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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.

Meadow Fire Department, UT 12 Van Wert Fire Department, IA 12 Jasper County Fire Department, SC 12 Moose Pass Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Company, AK 12 Elkton Fire Department, TN 12 Atlanta Volunteer Fire Department, IN 12 Perrytown Volunteer Fire Department, AR 12 Big Wheeling Creek Volunteer Fire Department, WV 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety have?

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety 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 #21,577 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #186 of 197 by personnel.

Does Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety provide EMS services?

Yes, Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety operate?

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety?

Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety is a Volunteer department serving Lincoln County, NM. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety received federal grants?

Yes, Ruidoso Downs Department of Public Safety has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $254,836.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (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 New Mexico?

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

Related guides

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