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Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station

Penrose, CO · Fremont County. Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station is a Volunteer department and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
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
Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
19 personnel

Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station is a Volunteer department serving Penrose, CO (Fremont County) and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,971 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,971 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #251 of 364
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Fremont County

Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 04350 · Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station, CO 19 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,971
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burlington Townsh…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burlington Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Penrose, CO
FDID
04350

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #251 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,971 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station is 8.8% of Fremont County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 217 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

Nearby Departments

Canon City Area Fire Protection District
Canon City · combination
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Burlington Township Fire Department, MI 19 Goodland Township Fire Department, MI 19 Richmond Fire Department, VT 19 Port Wing Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 Oakfield Township Fire Department, MI 19 Cannon Township Fire Department, MI 19 White Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 19 Clinton Rural Fire District, MT 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station have?

Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,971 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #251 of 364 by personnel.

Does Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station operate?

Station count data for Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station?

Florence Fire Protection District - Penrose Station is a Volunteer department serving Fremont 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.

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