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Louisville Fire Protection District

Louisville, CO · Boulder County. Louisville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 49 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.

49
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Louisville Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Colorado average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+88%
vs. Colorado average
2
stations

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
53/100
Louisville Fire Protection District

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
24.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
49 personnel · 2 stations

Louisville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Louisville, CO (Boulder County), with 2 stations and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,178 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,178 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #70 of 364
  • 4.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Boulder County

Louisville Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 01366 · Louisville Fire Protection District, CO 49 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,178
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Oak Ridge
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Oak Ridge Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Louisville, CO
FDID
01366

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Louisville Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #70 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,178 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Louisville Fire Protection District is 5.8% of Boulder County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 844 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 49 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Oak Ridge Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Allenspark Fire Protection District
Allenspark · volunteer
Four Mile Fire Protection District
Boulder · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 49 personnel

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

City of Oak Ridge Fire Department, TN 49 Crowley Fire Department - Central Station, LA 49 McKownville Fire Department, NY 49 Greif Brothers Packaging Corporation - Riverville Mill Fire Brigade and Emergency Medical Services, VA 49 Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company, PA 49 Harrisville Fire Department, RI 49 Cumberland Road Fire Department, NC 49 Clarkston Fire Department, WA 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Louisville Fire Protection District have?

Louisville Fire Protection District has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,178 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #70 of 364 by personnel.

Does Louisville Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Louisville Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Louisville Fire Protection District operate?

Louisville Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Louisville Fire Protection District?

Louisville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Boulder 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.

Related guides

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