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Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station

Sun Valley, ID · Blaine County. Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Idaho average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Idaho 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station

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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station is a Volunteer department serving Sun Valley, ID (Blaine County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,775 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,775 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #53 of 152
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Blaine County

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 13306 · Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station, ID 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,775
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cheraw
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cheraw Fire Department, SC (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Sun Valley, ID
FDID
13306

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #53 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,775 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster weight

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station carries 25.9% of Blaine County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (116 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cheraw Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bellevue Fire Department
Bellevue · volunteer
Hailey Fire Department
Hailey · volunteer
Ketchum Fire Department
Ketchum · volunteer
All ID departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Cheraw Fire Department, SC 30 Sandhills Volunteer Fire Department, SC 30 Belleville Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Cheriton Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 Wyoming Fire Department, MN 30 Stacy-Lent Fire Department, MN 30 Rush City Fire Department, MN 30 Las Alturas Fire Department, NM 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station have?

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,775 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #53 of 152 by personnel.

Does Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station operate?

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station?

Sun Valley Fire Department - Elkhorn Station is a Volunteer department serving Blaine County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

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