Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Canon City Area Fire Protection District

Canon City, CO · Fremont County. Canon City Area Fire Protection District is a Combination department, 2 stations and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Canon City Area Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Colorado average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. Colorado average
2
stations
$3,430,577
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
61/100
Canon City Area 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 B
27.5 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
55 personnel · 2 stations

Canon City Area Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Canon City, CO (Fremont County), with 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,099 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,430,577.

  • National personnel rank #3,099 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #53 of 364
  • 3.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Fremont County

Canon City Area Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 04305 · Canon City Area Fire Protection District, CO 55 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,099
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gibsonville
  • FEMA-MID $3.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gibsonville Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Combination-staffed 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
COMBINATION
Location
Canon City, CO
FDID
04305

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00606 $3,237,748.92
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0111 $192,828

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Canon City Area Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #53 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,099 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Canon City Area Fire Protection District carries 25.3% of Fremont County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (217 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 64% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gibsonville Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 55 personnel

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

Gibsonville Fire Department, NC 55 Edneyville Fire and Rescue, NC 55 Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, AL 55 Little Fork Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, VA 55 Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 Lake Jackson District Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 City of Mesquite Fire and Rescue Department, NV 60 Department of Fire Rescue - Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department, VA 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Canon City Area Fire Protection District have?

Canon City Area Fire Protection District has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,099 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #53 of 364 by personnel.

Does Canon City Area Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Canon City Area Fire Protection District operate?

Canon City Area Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Canon City Area Fire Protection District?

Canon City Area Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Fremont County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Canon City Area Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Canon City Area Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $3,430,576.92 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.