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San Luis Fire Department

San Luis, AZ · Yuma County. San Luis Fire Department is a fire department and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

San Luis Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Arizona average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Arizona average
$245,461
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
33/100
San Luis 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
$8,182 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel

San Luis Fire Department is a fire department serving San Luis, AZ (Yuma County) and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,685 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $245,461.

  • National personnel rank #10,685 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #86 of 191
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Yuma County

San Luis Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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-SAN-LUIS-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-AZ · San Luis Fire Department, AZ 30 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,685
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 167 Civil Enginee…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $245K
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+ 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
San Luis, AZ
Ambulances
1

FEMA Grant History

$245K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO02924 $245,461

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How San Luis Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #86 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,685 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster weight

San Luis Fire Department carries 33.3% of Yuma County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (90 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Rural Metro Fire Department
San Luis · other
Wellton Fire Department
Wellton · other
Yuma Fire Department
Yuma · other
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Nationwide departments near 30 personnel

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

167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV 30 Akron-Princeville Fire Protection District, IL 30 Alamo Fire Department, TX 30 Allen Township Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does San Luis Fire Department have?

San Luis Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,685 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #86 of 191 by personnel.

Does San Luis Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does San Luis Fire Department operate?

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

What type of fire department is San Luis Fire Department?

San Luis Fire Department is a fire department serving Yuma County, AZ.

Has San Luis Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, San Luis Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $245,461 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.