Department profile

Volunteer

Carmel Fire Department

La Jara, CO · Conejos County. Carmel Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Carmel Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Colorado average

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Carmel Fire Department

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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
14 personnel

Carmel Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving La Jara, CO (Conejos County) and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,665 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,665 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #304 of 364
  • 6 other listed departments in Conejos County

Carmel Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 02115 · Carmel Fire Department, CO 14 personnel

PERS-MICRO · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,665
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairfield Fire De…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fairfield Fire Department Station a, 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
La Jara, CO
FDID
02115

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Carmel Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #304 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,665 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 46% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster geometry

Conejos County HIFLD mix around Carmel Fire Department

Conejos County: 8 departments, 108 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 25% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Fairfield Fire Department Station a, GA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Capulin Volunteer Fire Department
La Jara · volunteer
LA Jara Fire Department
La Jara · volunteer
Manassa Fire Department
Manassa · other
Romeo Fire Department
Romeo · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Fairfield Fire Department Station a, GA 14 Wiscoy-Rossburg Fire Department, NY 14 Beaver Creek Fire Department, MI 14 Stockton Fire Department, MO 14 Parkdale Fire Department, AR 14 Revere Volunteer Fire Department, MO 14 Drummond Fire Department, OK 14 Colony Volunteer Fire Department, AL 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carmel Fire Department have?

Carmel Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,665 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #304 of 364 by personnel.

Does Carmel Fire Department provide EMS services?

Carmel Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Carmel Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Carmel Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Carmel Fire Department?

Carmel Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Conejos County, CO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.