WALKER FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION INC

What WALKER FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION INC does

Walker Fire Protection Association Inc is a volunteer, nonprofit fire department established in 1863 and headquartered at 4980 East Walker Road, Prescott, Arizona. The organization provides fire protection, emergency medical services, wildfire preparedness, and fire-safety education to four rural communities in Yavapai County — Walker, Greater Walker, Big Bug, and Potato Patch. Operations are governed by a volunteer board and led by Fire Chief Roger Nusbaum; firefighters and EMTs are unpaid volunteers. The organization maintains a fire station at its physical address and uses a mailing address at P.O. Box 10174, Prescott, AZ 86304.

WFPA does not operate any commercial technology product. Its digital footprint consists of a walkerfire.org website (WordPress-hosted, publishing fire-safety tips, burn restrictions, prescribed burn schedules, evacuation guidance, and red-flag warnings), a Facebook page, periodic email newsletters, and a PayPal portal for receiving donations and annual contributions. There is no mobile application, no public API, no SDK, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. The organization distributes fire-safety and emergency-preparedness resources and links residents to third-party tools such as Watch Duty, alert Yavapai, and Ready-Set-Go.

WFPA's revenue model is donation-driven. It solicits annual contributions from community residents via PayPal, accepts general donations, and hosts community fundraising events including an annual golf tournament, fish fry, pancake breakfast, and bingo nights. The organization is incorporated as an Arizona nonprofit, is not owned by a parent company or institutional investor, has no subsidiaries, and files no public revenue disclosures. Emergency services are not priced; the organization depends on YCSO dispatch and coordinates evacuation support with the American Red Cross, Jeep Posse, Prescott National Forest Service, and the Walker Community Association.

Name

WALKER FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION INC

Legal name

Walker Fire Protection Association

Website

https://walkerfire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Walker Fire Protection Association Inc is a volunteer, nonprofit fire department established in 1863 that provides fire protection, emergency medical services, and wildfire preparedness education to the Walker, Greater Walker, Big Bug, and Potato Patch communities in Yavapai County, Arizona, funded by community donations and annual contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (922160), Fire Protection (92216), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Volunteer fire services
• Emergency medical services
• Wildfire preparedness
• Fire safety education
• Emergency response services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prescott

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization relies on community donations and annual contributions from residents to support volunteer fire department operations and emergency services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Walker Fire Protection Association is a volunteer fire department that delivers fire protection, emergency medical services, fire safety education, and wildfire preparedness support to the Walker, Greater Walker, Big Bug, and Potato Patch communities in Yavapai County, Arizona. The organization operates from a single fire station and dispatches volunteer firefighters and EMTs to local emergencies, while also providing community resources such as burn restriction updates, evacuation guidance, and seasonal safety newsletters. Services are funded through annual resident contributions, general donations, and community fundraising events rather than traditional billing.

Product overview

Walker Fire Protection Association is a volunteer fire department organization providing fire protection and emergency medical services to the Walker, Greater Walker, Big Bug, and Potato Patch communities in Yavapai County, Arizona. The organization does not offer technology products or software services; rather, it provides community safety services including volunteer fire response, emergency medical services, fire prevention education, burn restriction enforcement, and community preparedness programs. Services include fire safety tips, evacuation guidance, seasonal burn restriction information, and emergency preparedness resources for residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Fire Protection Services
• Emergency Medical Services (Walker EMTs)
• Fire Safety Education and Community Preparedness
• Firewise Community Programs
• Community Fundraising Events
• Walker Merchandise

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered support and core.

• American Red CrosssupportOthersThe Red Cross provides shelter and reception center support during wildfire evacuations. WFPA directs community members to contact Red Cross at (928) 445-4981 for evacuation information and shelter services.
• Yavapai County Sheriffs OfficecoreOthersYCSO Dispatch notifies all agencies and services of emergencies. The Sheriffs Office is in control of ALL evacuations during wildfire events.
• Walker CAA (Community Association)supportGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Firewise community programs, providing information about wildfire preparedness and property mitigation assistance programs.
• Prescott National Forest ServicesupportOthersHassayampa Landscape Restoration Project partnered with WFPA to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk in the area.
• Jeep PossesupportOthersVolunteer organization that assists with evacuations during wildfire events by helping transport residents and provide support services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: National humanitarian organization that WFPA formally partners with to provide shelter and reception center support during wildfire evacuations in Yavapai County. Comparable as a disaster-response and community-relief service operating in the same geographic and mission space as WFPA.
• Prescott National Forest Service (USFS): Federal land-management agency partnered with WFPA on the Hassayampa Landscape Restoration Project to reduce wildfire risk. Comparable because both organizations conduct wildfire suppression planning and forest-health work in the same Yavapai County footprint.

Direct peers

• Chino Valley Fire District: Rural Arizona fire district providing fire and EMS coverage in neighboring Yavapai County communities. Directly comparable as a community-funded rural fire service with a similar volunteer/mixed staffing model, donation/assessment funding, and wildfire-suppression mission in the same regional climate.
• Central Yavapai Fire District: Adjacent Yavapai County fire district providing fire protection, EMS, and wildfire response to communities near Prescott. Directly comparable to WFPA as a publicly funded rural/suburban Arizona fire service with overlapping coverage boundaries and similar fire-and-EMS service mix.
• Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical District: Arizona community fire district providing fire protection and emergency medical services through a combination of paid and volunteer personnel. Comparable as a community-funded rural Arizona fire service with a similar Firewise and wildfire-preparedness orientation and reliance on local contributions.

Regional players

• Prescott Fire Department: Career municipal fire department serving the City of Prescott, just miles from Walker's service area. Comparable as a Yavapai County fire and EMS provider with a higher funding base but similar wildfire-suppression and community-protection mission in the same geography.
• Yavapai County Sheriff's Office: County-level public safety agency responsible for dispatch and evacuation command during wildfire events that WFPA responds to. Comparable as an emergency-response coordinator operating in the same service area with overlapping incident-management responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/walkerfiredept
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/walker-fire-protection-association-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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