ARIVACA FIRE DISTRICT

What ARIVACA FIRE DISTRICT does

Arivaca Fire District is a tax-funded special-purpose public agency organized under Arizona law, operating in the unincorporated community of Arivaca in southern Pima County. The district provides fire suppression, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical services, and ALS inter-facility transport within a 14-square-mile taxing district and a 612-square-mile response area. As of recent reporting, the district fields approximately 11 personnel across full-time, stipend, and volunteer classifications and responds to roughly 210 service requests per year, of which approximately 85% are EMS-related. Operational readiness is measured against NFPA 1720 standards, with reported response-time compliance at 76%.

The district's service portfolio is built on three integrated capabilities: fireground operations covering structure, wildland, and vehicle fires; first-responder EMS including cardiac, trauma, and respiratory emergencies; and ALS ambulance transport conducted under an Arizona Department of Health Services Certificate of Necessity. Apparatus comprises Type 1 fire engines, a wildland engine, a water tender, and ALS-equipped ambulances, supported by standard dispatch, records management, and billing systems. The organization has issued strategic plans (notably in 2012 and 2015) and adopted formal governance instruments including an EEO and anti-harassment policy in 2017.

Revenue is generated through two streams. The primary stream is a property tax levy set at $2.90 per $100 of assessed valuation within the 14-square-mile district, governed through a publicly elected board that approves multi-year budgets. The secondary stream is fee-for-service billing for EMS transports and inter-facility ALS transfers, billed to patients and insurers. Tangye Beckham serves as Fire Chief. The district was founded in 2009 and has no disclosed parent organization, subsidiaries, external investors, or capital markets activity.

Name

ARIVACA FIRE DISTRICT

Legal name

Arivaca Volunteer Fire District

Website

https://arivacafiredistrict.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arivaca Fire District is an Arizona public agency providing fire suppression, BLS and ALS emergency medical services, and ALS inter-facility transport to a rural community in southern Pima County across a 612-square-mile response area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Fire and Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Ambulance Services (62191)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Wildfire Suppression & Incident Response (AFAMAEAE), Integrated Forest Health & Fire Management Planning (AFAMAEAK), Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Advanced life support transport
• Wildland firefighting
• Rural emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Arivaca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Primary funding source from property taxes within the fire district boundaries. The tax rate is $2.90 per $100 of assessed value effective for the 2023-2024 budget.
2. Fee-for-Service Revenue: The district generates revenue through a fee schedule for various fire district services including EMS transports and other emergency response services.
3. Arizona State Fire Insurance Tax Fund: Pension and Relief Board receives funds from the Arizona state fire insurance tax fund, which can only be used for providing pension or relief for volunteers and paid personnel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arivaca Fire District is a combination fire department providing fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) ground transport, and wildland firefighting within a 612 square mile response area in Pima and Santa Cruz counties of Arizona. The district operates 24/7 with a mix of full-time, stipend, and volunteer firefighters and serves as the primary EMS ground transport provider for the area, with transports averaging 3 hours round-trip to Tucson hospitals approximately 30 miles away.

Product overview

Arivaca Fire District is a combination fire department providing fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) transport, and wildland firefighting within a 612 square mile response area in Pima and Santa Cruz counties of Arizona. The district operates a fleet of specialized apparatus including fire engines, brush trucks, water tenders, rescue vehicles, and utility vehicles. Services are delivered 24/7 with a combination of full-time, stipend, and volunteer personnel, maintaining at least two personnel on duty at all times.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Meets NFPA 1720 standard 76% of the time for emergent service requests within 8 miles of station
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Golder Ranch Fire District: Larger Arizona combination fire district serving Oro Valley and surrounding areas with ALS transport and full-service fire operations. Provides a benchmark for institutional scale-up from Arivaca's combination model.
• American Medical Response (AMR): Largest private ambulance and EMS transport provider in the U.S., operating extensively in Arizona including inter-facility and 911 response. Comparable to AFD's ALS transport line but operates at vastly larger scale and as a private contractor.
• Rural Metro Fire (Arizona): Private/public contracted fire and EMS provider serving multiple Arizona municipalities with ALS transport and fire suppression. Comparable operating environment but operates under contract rather than as a public district.

Direct peers

• Northwest Fire District: Combination fire district serving northern Tucson metropolitan area with ALS transport, fire suppression, and wildland response. A scaled-up Arizona fire district peer with comparable service mix and operating model.
• Rio Rico Fire District: Fire district in Santa Cruz County serving a larger rural community south of Tucson. Comparable in geographic scope, service mix (fire + EMS + wildland), and tax-based funding model.
• Patagonia Fire District: Small rural fire district in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, that provides fire and EMS response to a remote community near the U.S.-Mexico border. Directly comparable in service area characteristics, funding model, and call volume profile to Arivaca.
• Tubac Fire District: Santa Cruz County combination fire district providing fire suppression, ALS transport, and wildland response along the same I-19 corridor as Arivaca. Highly comparable in service offering, taxing authority, and rural interface with federal lands.
• Sonoita-Elgin Fire District: Neighboring small rural combination fire district in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, providing fire suppression and EMS with a similar volunteer/stipend staffing model and comparable tax-funded revenue base. Highly comparable in service mix, geographic type, and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ArivacaFD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arivaca-fire-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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