Department profile
CombinationEMS ProviderLA Veta Fire Protection District
Laveta, CO · Huerfano County. LA Veta Fire Protection District is a Combination department, 2 stations and 22 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.
- 22
- Total personnel
- 2
- Stations
- Not reported
- Fire trucks
- Yes
- EMS service
The verdict
LA Veta Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.
- 30th pct.
- national personnel size
- -15%
- vs. Colorado average
- 2
- stations
- $198,000
- 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.
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.
LA Veta Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Laveta, CO (Huerfano County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,752 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $198,000.
- National personnel rank #15,752 of 22,440
- CO personnel rank #222 of 364
- 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
- EMS provider (HIFLD)
- 4 other listed departments in Huerfano County
LA Veta Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution
Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department
22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 05530 · LA Veta Fire Protection District, CO 22 personnel · 2 stations
PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-COMB · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL
- PERS-SMALL 22
- STA-FEW 2 stations
- TYPE-COMB Combination
- EMS-Y EMS on file
- RANK-LOWER #15,752
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ LA Grange
- FEMA-LIGHT $198K
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields
Nearest personnel peer: LA Grange Fire Department, MO (+ 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.
- LA Veta Fire Prot… (this dept) 22
- High Morley Area, MI 22
- Near LA Grange, MO 22
- Near Higginsville, MO 22
- Near Forest Volunteer, AL 22
Department Profile
- Type
- COMBINATION
- Location
- Laveta, CO
- County
- Huerfano County
- FDID
- 05530
FEMA Grant History
| Year | Award | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | EMW-2023-FG-01726 | $198,000 |
Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)
Staffing vs the Colorado average
How LA Veta Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #222 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,752 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.
- Stations
- 2
- State fire deaths/yr
- 55
- CO departments
- 575
County roster weight
LA Veta Fire Protection District carries 25.0% of Huerfano County HIFLD personnel
Among 6 listed departments (88 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.
9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).
Photo-finish peer: LA Grange Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).
Nearby Departments
Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 22 personnel
Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every CO department.