Department profile

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White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department

White River, AZ · Navajo County. White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Arizona average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+80%
vs. Arizona average
2
stations
$416,995
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
43/100
White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue 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 C
22.5 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 D
$9,267 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 2 stations

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving White River, AZ (Navajo County), with 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,071 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $416,995.

  • National personnel rank #5,071 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #39 of 191
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Navajo County

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 10246 · White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department, AZ 45 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,071
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upper Lancaster V…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $417K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
White River, AZ
FDID
10246

FEMA Grant History

$417K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18398 $416,995.24

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #39 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,071 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department is 9.1% of Navajo County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 492 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department, VA 45 Sullivans Island Fire Department, SC 45 Lyon Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, NY 45 Herman Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Meridian Community Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Colquitt-Miller County Volunteer Fire Department, GA 45 North Stone Northeast Barry County Fire District, MO 45 Boonville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department have?

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,071 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #39 of 191 by personnel.

Does White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department operate?

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department?

White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Navajo County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, White Mountain Apache Fire and Rescue Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $416,995.24 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.