Rural Metro Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Rural Metro Fire Department

Rural Metro Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Tucson, within Pima County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 247 total personnel, 12 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Arizona has 322 registered fire departments and 7,987 total personnel, averaging roughly 25 staff per department. Rural Metro Fire Department runs 888% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 36,800 fires, 91 fire deaths, and 35% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.