Fort Morgan Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Fort Morgan Fire Department

Fort Morgan Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Fort Morgan, within Morgan County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 34 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Colorado has 575 registered fire departments and 14,812 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Fort Morgan Fire Department runs 31% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 29,000 fires, 55 fire deaths, and 41% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.