Walker River-Schurz Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Walker River-Schurz Fire Department

Walker River-Schurz Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Schurz, within Mineral County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 10 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Nevada has 156 registered fire departments and 4,169 total personnel, averaging roughly 27 staff per department. Walker River-Schurz Fire Department runs 63% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 18,600 fires, 40 fire deaths, and 64% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.