White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod

What This Data Tells You About White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod

White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod operates as a Career (Paid) department in White Sands Missile Range, within Dona Ana County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 63 total personnel, 3 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. New Mexico has 446 registered fire departments and 6,225 total personnel, averaging roughly 14 staff per department. White Sands Missile Range Fire Department-Dod runs 350% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 12,100 fires, 32 fire deaths, and 44% 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.