Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sonoita Elgin Fire District

Sonoita, AZ · Santa Cruz County. Sonoita Elgin Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sonoita Elgin Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Arizona average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+16%
vs. Arizona 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Sonoita Elgin Fire 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 B
29 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
29 personnel · 1 station

Sonoita Elgin Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Sonoita, AZ (Santa Cruz County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,225 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,225 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #90 of 191
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Santa Cruz County

Sonoita Elgin Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 13051 · Sonoita Elgin Fire District, AZ 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,225
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bellows Falls
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bellows Falls Fire Department, VT (+ 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 AZ department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Sonoita, AZ
FDID
13051

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Sonoita Elgin Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #90 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,225 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 16% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County staffing outlier

Volunteer island in a career-heavy Santa Cruz County

County mix is mostly career (2 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed volunteer. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bellows Falls Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Nogales Suburban Fire District
Nogales · volunteer
Rio Rico Fire District
Rio Rico · career
Tubac Fire District
Sonoita · other
Tubac Fire District
Tubac · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Bellows Falls Fire Department, VT 29 Dane Volunteer Fire Department, WI 29 Victor Rural Fire District, MT 29 Brocks Mill Fire Department, SC 29 Mazomanie Fire Department, WI 29 Montevideo Fire Department, MN 29 Ault Pierce Fire Protection District - Ault Station, CO 29 Arcadia Fire Department, IA 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sonoita Elgin Fire District have?

Sonoita Elgin Fire District has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 16% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,225 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #90 of 191 by personnel.

Does Sonoita Elgin Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Sonoita Elgin Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sonoita Elgin Fire District operate?

Sonoita Elgin Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sonoita Elgin Fire District?

Sonoita Elgin Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Santa Cruz County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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