Department profile

Volunteer

Mineral County Fire Protection District

Creede, CO · Mineral County. Mineral County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Mineral County Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Colorado average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
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
Mineral County 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel

Mineral County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Creede, CO (Mineral County) and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,693 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,693 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #197 of 364
  • 0 other listed departments in Mineral County

Mineral County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 07905 · Mineral County Fire Protection District, CO 25 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,693
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairgrove
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fairgrove Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Creede, CO
FDID
07905

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Mineral County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #197 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,693 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Mineral County Fire Protection District carries 100.0% of Mineral County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (25 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Fairgrove Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Fairgrove Fire Department, MI 25 Elkland Township Fire Department, MI 25 Caro Fire Department, MI 25 Akron-Columbia-Wisner Township-Unionville Fire Department, MI 25 Saint Pauls City Fire Department, NC 25 Camden-Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Green Forest Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Hayti Fire Department, MO 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mineral County Fire Protection District have?

Mineral County Fire Protection District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,693 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #197 of 364 by personnel.

Does Mineral County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Mineral County Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Mineral County Fire Protection District operate?

Station count data for Mineral County Fire Protection District is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Mineral County Fire Protection District?

Mineral County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Mineral 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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