Department profile

Career (Paid)

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod

White Sands Missile Range, NM · Dona Ana County. White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 63 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

63
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+350%
vs. New Mexico average
3
stations

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
42/100
White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod

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
21 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
63 personnel · 3 stations

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving White Sands Missile Range, NM (Dona Ana County), with 3 stations and 63 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,407 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,407 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #10 of 197
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Dona Ana County

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod vs. the national personnel distribution

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

63 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 AG002 · White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod, NM 63 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 63
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #2,407
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bloomingdale Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bloomingdale Fire Protection District, IL (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
White Sands Missile Range, NM
FDID
AG002

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #10 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,407 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 350% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Dona Ana County

County mix is mostly volunteer (10 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 63 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bloomingdale Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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LA Mesa Volunteer Fire Department
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LA Union Fire Department
Anthony · other
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Nationwide career peers near 63 personnel

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

Bloomingdale Fire Protection District, IL 63 Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps Incorporated, NY 63 Danville Fire Department, IL 63 Franklin Park Fire Department, IL 63 Laughlin Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, TX 63 Melrose Park Fire Department, IL 63 Rowlett Fire Rescue, TX 63 Mountain Brook Fire Department, AL 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod have?

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod has 63 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 350% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,407 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #10 of 197 by personnel.

Does White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod operate?

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod?

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Dona Ana County, NM. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

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