Department profile

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Tusayan Fire Department

Grand Canyon, AZ · Coconino County. Tusayan Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tusayan Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Arizona average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$281,195
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
44/100
Tusayan 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 D
19 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 C
$14,800 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Tusayan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grand Canyon, AZ (Coconino County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,217 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $281,195.

  • National personnel rank #18,217 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #142 of 191
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Coconino County

Tusayan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 03180 · Tusayan Fire Department, AZ 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,217
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bad Axe Area
  • FEMA-LIGHT $281K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bad Axe Area Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Grand Canyon, AZ
FDID
03180

FEMA Grant History

$281K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0005 $281,195

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Tusayan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #142 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,217 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Tusayan Fire Department is 4.5% of Coconino County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 421 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bad Axe Area Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Flagstaff Fire Department
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Forest Lakes Fire District
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Fredonia Fire Department
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Greenhaven Fire District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Bad Axe Area Fire Department, MI 19 Caseville Area Fire Protection Association, MI 19 New Marlborough Fire and Rescue, MA 19 Osborn Fire Protection District, MO 19 Chassell Fire Department, MI 19 Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AL 19 Meadows Valley Fire District, ID 19 Wright-Waldron Fire and Ambulance Association, MI 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tusayan Fire Department have?

Tusayan Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,217 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #142 of 191 by personnel.

Does Tusayan Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tusayan Fire Department operate?

Tusayan Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tusayan Fire Department?

Tusayan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Coconino County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Tusayan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tusayan Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $281,195 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

How many fire departments are in Arizona?

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

Related guides

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