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Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department

Las Animas, CO · Bent County. Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Colorado average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+35%
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
Las Animas - Bent County 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
35 personnel

Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Las Animas, CO (Bent County) and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,894 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,894 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #115 of 364
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Bent County

Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 01130 · Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department, CO 35 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,894
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harwich
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harwich Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Las Animas, CO
FDID
01130

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #115 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,894 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department carries 61.4% of Bent County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (57 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Harwich Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Harwich Fire Department, MA 35 Laureldale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, NJ 35 Pipestone - Berrien Townships - Eau Claire Fire Department, MI 35 Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department - State Route 30 Station, VT 35 Bristol Fire Station, VT 35 Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department - West Cornwall Firehouse, CT 35 Collings Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 35 New Salem Volunteer Fire Department, NY 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department have?

Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,894 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #115 of 364 by personnel.

Does Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department?

Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bent 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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