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Williamson Valley Fire District

Prescott, AZ · Yavapai County. Williamson Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Williamson Valley Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Arizona average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-16%
vs. Arizona average
1
station
$2,004,283
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Williamson Valley 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
21 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 A
$95,442 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Williamson Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Prescott, AZ (Yavapai County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,612 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,004,283.

  • National personnel rank #16,612 of 22,440
  • AZ personnel rank #132 of 191
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Yavapai County

Williamson Valley Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 14221 · Williamson Valley Fire District, AZ 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,612
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sabin-Elmwood
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Prescott, AZ
FDID
14221

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2024)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01813 $264,250
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04177 $904,761.9
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08997 $175,809.52
2019 EMW-2019-FG-07020 $507,143
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00342 $152,318.34

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

Staffing vs the Arizona average

How Williamson Valley Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arizona. In-state it ranks #132 of 191 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,612 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 16% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
91
AZ departments
322

County roster fringe

Williamson Valley Fire District is 2.1% of Yavapai County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 983 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ash Fork Fire District
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Bagdad Fire Department
Bagdad · other
Black Canyon Fire Department
Black Canyon City · volunteer
Camp Verde Fire District
Camp Verde · career
Central Yavapai Fire District
Prescott Valley · career
Central Yavapai Fire District
Prescott · other
Chino Valley Fire District
Paulden · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department, MN 21 Bethel Fire Department, VT 21 Hardinsburg Volunteer Fire Department, KY 21 Social Circle Department of Public Safety, GA 21 Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, TN 21 Oppelo Volunteer Fire Station, AR 21 Hatfield Fire Department, MA 21 Winterhaven Fire Protection District, CA 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Williamson Valley Fire District have?

Williamson Valley Fire District has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 16% below the Arizona average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,612 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AZ, it ranks #132 of 191 by personnel.

Does Williamson Valley Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Williamson Valley Fire District operate?

Williamson Valley Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Williamson Valley Fire District?

Williamson Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Yavapai County, AZ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Williamson Valley Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Williamson Valley Fire District has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,004,282.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.