Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department

Somerton, AZ · Yuma County. Somerton Cocopah Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

45th pct.
national personnel size
+8%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$852,745
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Somerton Cocopah 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 C
27 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 B
$31,583 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Somerton, AZ (Yuma County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,294 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $852,745.

  • National personnel rank #12,294 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #105 of 191
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Yuma County

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 15042 · Somerton Cocopah Fire Department, AZ 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,294
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alamo West Fire R…
  • FEMA-MID $853K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alamo West Fire Rescue, NM (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Somerton, AZ
FDID
15042

FEMA Grant History

$853K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00207 $490,471.77
2012 EMW2011FO00796 $362,273

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Somerton Cocopah Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #105 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,294 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster weight

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department carries 30.0% 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.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alamo West Fire Rescue, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Alamo West Fire Rescue, NM 27 Leetonia Fire Department, OH 27 Allen Community Volunteer Fire Department, MS 27 Morrilton Volunteer Fire, AR 27 Wilmington Fire Rescue, OH 27 Longmeadow Fire Department, MA 27 Cuyahoga Heights Fire Department, OH 27 Lighthouse Point Fire Department, FL 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somerton Cocopah Fire Department have?

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,294 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #105 of 191 by personnel.

Does Somerton Cocopah Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Somerton Cocopah Fire Department operate?

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Somerton Cocopah Fire Department?

Somerton Cocopah Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Yuma County, AZ. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Somerton Cocopah Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Somerton Cocopah Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $852,744.77 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

Arizona has 322 fire departments with 7,987 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

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