Department profile

Volunteer

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department

Colwell, IA · Floyd County. Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Iowa average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-15%
vs. Iowa average
1
station

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
Colwell Community Volunteer 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 D
17 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
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
17 personnel · 1 station

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Colwell, IA (Floyd County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,057 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,057 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #507 of 589
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Floyd County

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 34002 · Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department, IA 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jacksonport Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jacksonport Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Colwell, IA
FDID
34002

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #507 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,057 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Floyd County HIFLD mix around Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department

Floyd County: 7 departments, 139 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jacksonport Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Charles City Fire Rescue
Charles City · volunteer
Floyd Volunteer Fire Department
Floyd · volunteer
Nora Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Nora Springs · volunteer
Rockford Volunteer Fire Department
Rockford · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Jacksonport Volunteer Fire Station, AR 17 Pennock Fire Department, MN 17 Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department, OH 17 Prairie Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 17 Fifty-Six Volunteer Fire Department Main Station, AR 17 Highway 84 West Fire Department, MS 17 Cadiz-Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 17 Wright-Pastoria Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,057 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #507 of 589 by personnel.

Does Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Colwell Community Volunteer 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 Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department?

Colwell Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Floyd County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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