Department profile

Volunteer

Monte Vista Fire Protection District

Monte Vista, CO · Rio Grande County. Monte Vista Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Monte Vista Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

23rd pct.
national personnel size
-23%
vs. Colorado average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Monte Vista 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 D
20 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
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
20 personnel · 1 station

Monte Vista Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Monte Vista, CO (Rio Grande County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,375 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,375 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #244 of 364
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Rio Grande County

Monte Vista Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 77% higher than 23% 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 10530 · Monte Vista Fire Protection District, CO 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #17,375
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pennington Gap Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pennington Gap Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Monte Vista, CO
FDID
10530

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Monte Vista Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #244 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,375 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster geometry

Rio Grande County HIFLD mix around Monte Vista Fire Protection District

Rio Grande County: 4 departments, 88 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 25% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pennington Gap Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Center Fire Protection District
Center · volunteer
Del Norte Fire Department
Del Norte · volunteer
South Fork Volunteer Fire Department
South Fork · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Pennington Gap Volunteer Fire Department, VA 20 Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department, KY 20 Bradleyville Rural Volunteer Fire Department, MO 20 East Whitehouse Fire Department, NJ 20 Clarence City Fire Department, MO 20 Folly Beach Public Service, SC 20 Shelby Community Fire Department, MO 20 Central Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monte Vista Fire Protection District have?

Monte Vista Fire Protection District has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,375 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #244 of 364 by personnel.

Does Monte Vista Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Monte Vista Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Monte Vista Fire Protection District operate?

Monte Vista Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Monte Vista Fire Protection District?

Monte Vista Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Rio Grande 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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