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Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department

Santa Teresa, NM · Dona Ana County. Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the New Mexico average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+71%
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
10/100
Santa Teresa Volunteer 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
12 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
24 personnel · 2 stations

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Santa Teresa, NM (Dona Ana County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,754 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,754 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #81 of 197
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Dona Ana County

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 13091 · Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department, NM 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,754
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Quinwood Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Santa Teresa, NM
FDID
13091

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #81 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,754 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster fringe

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department is 5.3% of Dona Ana County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 454 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department, WV 24 Fairlea Volunteer Fire Department, WV 24 Leavenworth Fire Department, IN 24 Hailey Fire Department, ID 24 Livingston Fire and Rescue, AL 24 Arlee Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 Community Volunteer Fire Department of Canoe, KY 24 Richburg Fire Department, SC 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department have?

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,754 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #81 of 197 by personnel.

Does Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department?

Santa Teresa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dona Ana 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.