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Lake City Volunteer Fire Department

Lake City, CO · Hinsdale County. Lake City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lake City Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-31%
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
Lake City 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
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
18 personnel

Lake City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lake City, CO (Hinsdale County) and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,612 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,612 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #262 of 364
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Hinsdale County

Lake City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 05315 · Lake City Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,612
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rock Creek Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rock Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Lake City, CO
FDID
05315

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Lake City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #262 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,612 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 31% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Lake City Volunteer Fire Department carries 100.0% of Hinsdale County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (18 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Rock Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Rock Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Colfax Township Fire Department, MI 18 York Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18 Knox City and Rural Fire Department, MO 18 Dundee Fire Department, FL 18 Holden Fire Department, MO 18 Bear Lake Township Fire Department, MI 18 Lincoln Rural Fire District, MT 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lake City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lake City Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,612 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #262 of 364 by personnel.

Does Lake City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lake City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Lake City Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Lake City Volunteer Fire Department?

Lake City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hinsdale 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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