Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Montrose Fire Protection District

Montrose, CO · Montrose County. Montrose Fire Protection District is a Combination department, 1 station and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Colorado average
1
station
$683,872
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
73/100
Montrose 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 A
43 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 C
$15,904 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 1 station

Montrose Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Montrose, CO (Montrose County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,341 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $683,872.

  • National personnel rank #5,341 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #88 of 364
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Montrose County

Montrose Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 08525 · Montrose Fire Protection District, CO 43 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-COMB · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,341
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of King
  • FEMA-MID $684K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of King Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Combination-staffed 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
COMBINATION
Location
Montrose, CO
FDID
08525

FEMA Grant History

$684K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-01350 $318,182
2013 EMW2012FR00253 $365,690

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Montrose Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #88 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,341 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Montrose Fire Protection District carries 28.7% of Montrose County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (150 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of King Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Horsefly Fire Protection Association
Montrose · volunteer
Olathe Fire Protection District
Olathe · volunteer
Paradox Valley Fire Department
Paradox · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 43 personnel

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

City of King Fire Department, NC 43 Cherokee Fire Department - Emergency Medical First Response, NC 43 Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 43 Pawcatuck Fire Department, CT 43 Martinsville Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 43 Searcy Fire Department - Central Station, AR 43 South Hill Volunteer Fire Department, VA 42 Camden Fire, AR 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montrose Fire Protection District have?

Montrose Fire Protection District has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,341 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #88 of 364 by personnel.

Does Montrose Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Montrose Fire Protection District operate?

Montrose Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Montrose Fire Protection District?

Montrose Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Montrose County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Montrose Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Montrose Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $683,872 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.