Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department

Gateway, CO · Mesa County. Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-23%
vs. Colorado average
$285,715
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
54/100
Gateway-Unaweep 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
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 C
$14,286 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gateway, CO (Mesa County) and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,066 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,715.

  • National personnel rank #17,066 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #236 of 364
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Mesa County

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 07730 · Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department, CO 20 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,066
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burns Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burns 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
Gateway, CO
FDID
07730

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01434 $285,715

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #236 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,066 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department is 6.2% of Mesa County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 322 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Nearby Departments

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Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department
Glade Park · volunteer
Grand Junction Fire Department
Grand Junction · career
Lands End Fire Protection District
Whitewater · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Burns Township Fire Department, MI 20 Durand Fire Department, MI 20 Saddletree Volunteer Fire Department, NC 20 Sterlings Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC 20 Elk Township Fire/Rescue, MI 20 Applegate Fire Department, MI 20 Tri-Township Fire Department, MI 20 Thayer Fire Department, MO 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department have?

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,066 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #236 of 364 by personnel.

Does Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department?

Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mesa County, CO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Gateway-Unaweep Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $285,715 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.