Department profile

Volunteer

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department

Idaho Falls, ID · Bonneville County. Ucon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Idaho average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Idaho 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
32/100
Ucon Volunteer 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
18 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
18 personnel · 1 station

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Idaho Falls, ID (Bonneville County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,905 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,905 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #113 of 152
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Bonneville County

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 19317 · Ucon Volunteer Fire Department, ID 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,905
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greater Carson Ru…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greater Carson Rural Fire Protection District, ND (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Idaho Falls, ID
FDID
19317

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Ucon Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #113 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,905 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster fringe

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department is 8.1% of Bonneville County roster mass

The county lists 5 departments totaling 221 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greater Carson Rural Fire Protection District, ND (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ammon Fire Department
Ammon · volunteer
Idaho Falls Fire Department
Idaho Falls · career
All ID departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Greater Carson Rural Fire Protection District, ND 18 Bluff Creek Volunteer Fire Department, LA 18 Warner Brothers Studios Fire Department, CA 18 Indian Falls Fire Department, NY 18 Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Andover Borough Fire Department, NJ 18 Butler Fire Department, OK 18 Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NE 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ucon Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,905 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #113 of 152 by personnel.

Does Ucon Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Ucon Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ucon Volunteer Fire Department?

Ucon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bonneville 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.

Related guides

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