Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ruidoso Fire Department

Ruidoso, NM · Lincoln County. Ruidoso Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ruidoso Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+107%
vs. New Mexico average
3
stations

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
8/100
Ruidoso 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
9.7 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
29 personnel · 3 stations

Ruidoso Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ruidoso, NM (Lincoln County), with 3 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,199 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,199 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #49 of 197
  • 10.34 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Ruidoso Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 27061 · Ruidoso Fire Department, NM 29 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,199
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hamel Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hamel Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Ruidoso, NM
FDID
27061

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Ruidoso Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #49 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,199 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 107% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Lincoln County

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

10.34 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hamel Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Carrizozo Fire Department
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Corona Fire Department
Corona · other
Glencoe/Palo Verde Fire Department
Ruidoso Downs · other
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Nationwide career peers near 29 personnel

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

Hamel Volunteer Fire Department, MN 29 Alexander Rural Fire Department, ND 29 Alto-Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29 Westminster Fire Department, MA 29 Abington Fire Department, MA 29 Norco Fire Department, CA 29 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 29 151 Ces/Cef Utah Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, UT 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ruidoso Fire Department have?

Ruidoso Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 107% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,199 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #49 of 197 by personnel.

Does Ruidoso Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Ruidoso Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ruidoso Fire Department operate?

Ruidoso Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ruidoso Fire Department?

Ruidoso Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lincoln County, NM. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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