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Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department

Julesburg, CO · Sedgwick County. Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Colorado average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Colorado average
1
station
$212,708
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
47/100
Julesburg 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 C
27 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 D
$7,878 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Julesburg, CO (Sedgwick County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,111 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $212,708.

  • National personnel rank #12,111 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #177 of 364
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Sedgwick County

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 11515 · Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department, CO 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,111
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Buckhorn Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $213K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Buckhorn Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Julesburg, CO
FDID
11515

FEMA Grant History

$213K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-0886 $212,708

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #177 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,111 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department carries 31.0% of Sedgwick County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (87 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Buckhorn Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department
Ovid · volunteer
Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department
Sedgwick · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Buckhorn Volunteer Fire Department, VA 27 Chase City Volunteer Fire Department, VA 27 Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, VA 27 Lilly Community Volunteer Fire Company, PA 27 Soldiers Grove Fire Department, WI 27 Arizona City Volunteer Fire District, AZ 27 Newell Fire Department and Ambulance Service, IA 27 Honeydew Volunteer Fire Company, CA 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,111 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #177 of 364 by personnel.

Does Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $212,708 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

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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