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Smith Valley Fire Protection District

Smith, NV · Lyon County. Smith Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Smith Valley Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Nevada average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-44%
vs. Nevada average
1
station

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
21/100
Smith Valley Fire Protection 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 D
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Smith Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Smith, NV (Lyon County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,494 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,494 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #50 of 62
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Lyon County

Smith Valley Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 11100 · Smith Valley Fire Protection District, NV 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,494
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Buckland
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Buckland Fire Department, MA (+ 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 NV department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Smith, NV
FDID
11100

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Smith Valley Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #50 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,494 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 44% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster fringe

Smith Valley Fire Protection District is 7.7% of Lyon County roster mass

The county lists 7 departments totaling 194 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Buckland Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Mason Valley Fire Protection District
Yerington · volunteer
All NV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Buckland Fire Department, MA 15 Riverside Volunteer Fire Department, PA 15 Daisytown Fire Department, PA 15 Olla Volunteer Fire Department, LA 15 Mechanicsburg Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 15 Yellow Creek Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Ossipee Corner Fire Department, NH 15 Blackwater Volunteer Fire Company, VA 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Smith Valley Fire Protection District have?

Smith Valley Fire Protection District has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% below the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,494 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #50 of 62 by personnel.

Does Smith Valley Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Smith Valley Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Smith Valley Fire Protection District operate?

Smith Valley Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Smith Valley Fire Protection District?

Smith Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lyon County, NV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nevada?

Nevada has 156 fire departments with 4,169 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.