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Safford Fire Department

Safford, AZ · Graham County. Safford Fire Department is a fire department and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Safford Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Arizona average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+12%
vs. Arizona average
$205,277
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
30/100
Safford 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$7,331 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel

Safford Fire Department is a fire department serving Safford, AZ (Graham County) and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,744 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $205,277.

  • National personnel rank #11,744 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #98 of 191
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Graham County

Safford Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 AZ-SAFFORD-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-AZ · Safford Fire Department, AZ 28 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,744
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 182nd Air Wing Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $205K
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Safford, AZ
Ambulances
1

FEMA Grant History

$205K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO00461 $205,277

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Safford Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #98 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,744 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster weight

Safford Fire Department carries 29.8% of Graham County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (94 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fort Thomas Fire District
Fort Thomas · other
Pima Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Pima · volunteer
Thatcher Fire Department
Thatcher · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 28 personnel

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

182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL 28 Aledo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 Altamont-Mount Pleasant Fire Department, KS 28 Anahuac Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Safford Fire Department have?

Safford Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,744 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #98 of 191 by personnel.

Does Safford Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Safford Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Safford Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Safford Fire Department?

Safford Fire Department is a fire department serving Graham County, AZ.

Has Safford Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Safford Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $205,277 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.