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Elizabeth Fire Protection District

Elizabeth, CO · Elbert County. Elizabeth Fire Protection District is a Combination department, 3 stations and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Colorado average
3
stations
$1,136,924
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Elizabeth 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 F
14.3 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 B
$26,440 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 3 stations

Elizabeth Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Elizabeth, CO (Elbert County), with 3 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,283 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,136,924.

  • National personnel rank #5,283 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #87 of 364
  • 6.98 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Elbert County

Elizabeth Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 03930 · Elizabeth Fire Protection District, CO 43 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,283
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oshtemo Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oshtemo Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Elizabeth, CO
FDID
03930

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-07879 $875,976.36
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0579 $260,948

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Elizabeth Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #87 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,283 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County staffing outlier

Combination island in a volunteer-heavy Elbert County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 0 career / 3 combination), while this page is typed combination. County / state rollup.

6.98 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oshtemo Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Agate Volunteer Fire Department
Agate · volunteer
Big Sandy Fire Protection District
Simla · combination
Elbert Fire Protection District
Elbert · volunteer
Kiowa Fire Protection District
Kiowa · combination
North Central Fire Protection District
Deer Trail · volunteer
Rattlesnake Fire Department
Elizabeth · other
All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 43 personnel

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

Oshtemo Township Fire Department, MI 43 Boswell Grant Township Fire Department, IN 43 Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 43 Clinton Fire Department, MO 43 Martinsville Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 43 Searcy Fire Department - Central Station, AR 43 South Hill Volunteer Fire Department, VA 42 Camden Fire, AR 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elizabeth Fire Protection District have?

Elizabeth Fire Protection District has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,283 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #87 of 364 by personnel.

Does Elizabeth Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Elizabeth Fire Protection District operate?

Elizabeth Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Elizabeth Fire Protection District?

Elizabeth Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Elbert County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Elizabeth Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Elizabeth Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,136,924.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.