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Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District

Santa Cruz, NM · Santa Fe County. Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the New Mexico average.

21st pct.
national personnel size
+43%
vs. New Mexico average
2
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
Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District

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
10 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
20 personnel · 2 stations

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District is a Volunteer department serving Santa Cruz, NM (Santa Fe County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,630 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,630 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #113 of 197
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Santa Fe County

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 49043 · Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District, NM 20 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,630
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bancroft-Pine Gro…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bancroft-Pine Grove Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Santa Cruz, NM
FDID
49043

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #113 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,630 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster fringe

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District is 2.4% of Santa Fe County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 823 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bancroft-Pine Grove Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Espanola Fire Department
Espanola · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Bancroft-Pine Grove Fire Department, WI 20 Cazadero Volunteer Fire Department, CA 20 Pioneer Plantation Volunteer Fire Department, FL 20 Elk Ridge Fire Department, UT 20 Wilsall Volunteer Fire Department, MT 20 Goshen Fire Department, UT 20 Stewart Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20 Cedar Fort Fire Department, UT 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District have?

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,630 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #113 of 197 by personnel.

Does Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District provide EMS services?

Yes, Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District operate?

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District?

Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - LA Puebla District is a Volunteer department serving Santa Fe County, NM. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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