Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Whetstone Fire District

Huachuca City, AZ · Cochise County. Whetstone Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Whetstone Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Arizona average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Whetstone 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 C
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Whetstone Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Huachuca City, AZ (Cochise County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,872 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,872 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #123 of 191
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 23 other listed departments in Cochise County

Whetstone Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 02242 · Whetstone Fire District, AZ 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,872
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rankin Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rankin Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Huachuca City, AZ
FDID
02242

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Whetstone Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #123 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,872 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Whetstone Fire District is 4.5% of Cochise County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 529 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rankin Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Huachuca City Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Rankin Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Seville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 24 Eureka Volunteer Fire Department, SC 24 Center Fire Department, SC 24 Florala Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Eaton Rapids City Fire Department, MI 24 Grover Rural Volunteer Fire Department, NC 24 Ensign Township Fire Department, MI 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whetstone Fire District have?

Whetstone Fire District has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,872 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #123 of 191 by personnel.

Does Whetstone Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Whetstone Fire District operate?

Whetstone Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whetstone Fire District?

Whetstone Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Cochise 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.

Related guides

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