Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Aspen Fire Protection District

Aspen, CO · Pitkin County. Aspen Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Aspen Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Colorado average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+96%
vs. Colorado average
3
stations
$328,512
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Aspen Fire Protection 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 D
17 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
51 personnel · 3 stations

Aspen Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Aspen, CO (Pitkin County), with 3 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,677 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $328,512.

  • National personnel rank #3,677 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #65 of 364
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Pitkin County

Aspen Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 09705 · Aspen Fire Protection District, CO 51 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,677
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McDuffie County
  • FEMA-LIGHT $329K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McDuffie County Fire Department, GA (+ 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 CO department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Aspen, CO
FDID
09705

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01556 $328,511.63

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Aspen Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #65 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,677 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 96% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Aspen Fire Protection District carries 60.7% of Pitkin County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (84 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McDuffie County Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Snowmass Wildcat Fire Protection District
Snowmass Village · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 51 personnel

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

McDuffie County Fire Department, GA 51 Des Peres Department of Public Safety, MO 51 Topsfield Fire Department, MA 51 Tilden Volunteer Fire Department, WI 51 Vienna Volunteer Fire Company, MD 51 Niverville Volunteer Fire Company, NY 51 Upper Yoder Volunteer Fire Company, PA 51 Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department, MO 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Aspen Fire Protection District have?

Aspen Fire Protection District has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 96% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,677 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #65 of 364 by personnel.

Does Aspen Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Aspen Fire Protection District operate?

Aspen Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Aspen Fire Protection District?

Aspen Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Pitkin County, CO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Aspen Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Aspen Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $328,511.63 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Colorado?

Colorado has 575 fire departments with 14,812 total personnel. 41% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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