Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department

Mosca, CO · Alamosa County. Mosca - Hooper Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Colorado average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
-8%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Mosca - Hooper 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 F
12 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
24 personnel · 2 stations

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mosca, CO (Alamosa County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,622 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,622 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #206 of 364
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Alamosa County

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 00335 · Mosca - Hooper Fire Department, CO 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,622
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ganges Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ganges Township 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
Mosca, CO
FDID
00335

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Mosca - Hooper Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #206 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,622 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 8% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster geometry

Alamosa County HIFLD mix around Mosca - Hooper Fire Department

Alamosa County: 5 departments, 101 personnel (3 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 60% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Alamosa Fire Department
Alamosa · volunteer
Alamosa Fire Department
Alamosa · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Ganges Township Fire Department, MI 24 Cherry Lane Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 24 Allegan Fire District, MI 24 Kingsley Field Fire Department-Dod, OR 24 Rock River Township Fire Department, MI 24 Lafayette Fire Department, OR 24 Ione Rural Fire Protection District, OR 24 Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, NC 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mosca - Hooper Fire Department have?

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,622 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #206 of 364 by personnel.

Does Mosca - Hooper Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Mosca - Hooper Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mosca - Hooper Fire Department operate?

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mosca - Hooper Fire Department?

Mosca - Hooper Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alamosa 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.