Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Clear Creek Fire Authority

Idaho Springs, CO · Clear Creek County. Clear Creek Fire Authority is a Combination department, 7 stations and 74 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.

74
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clear Creek Fire Authority pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Colorado average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+185%
vs. Colorado average
7
stations

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
9/100
Clear Creek Fire Authority

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 F
10.6 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
74 personnel · 7 stations

Clear Creek Fire Authority is a Combination department serving Idaho Springs, CO (Clear Creek County), with 7 stations and 74 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,715 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,715 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #31 of 364
  • 9.46 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Clear Creek County

Clear Creek Fire Authority vs. the national personnel distribution

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

74 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 01940 · Clear Creek Fire Authority, CO 74 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-COMB · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 74
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,715
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fort Oglethorpe
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Idaho Springs, CO
FDID
01940

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Clear Creek Fire Authority's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #31 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,715 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 185% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Clear Creek Fire Authority carries 74.7% of Clear Creek County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (99 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.46 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 74 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Georgetown Fire Department
Georgetown · other
Idaho Springs Fire Department
Idaho Springs · other
All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 74 personnel

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

Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department, GA 74 Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station, NJ 74 Tolland Fire Department Incorporated, CT 74 Forest Grove Fire and Rescue, OR 74 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 74 Jackpot Volunteer Fire Department, NV 73 Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA 72 Sherwood Fire, AR 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clear Creek Fire Authority have?

Clear Creek Fire Authority has 74 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 185% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,715 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #31 of 364 by personnel.

Does Clear Creek Fire Authority provide EMS services?

Yes, Clear Creek Fire Authority provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Clear Creek Fire Authority operate?

Clear Creek Fire Authority operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Clear Creek Fire Authority?

Clear Creek Fire Authority is a Combination department serving Clear Creek County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

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.