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Ovid Volunteer Fire Department

Ovid, CO · Sedgwick County. Ovid Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Colorado average.

Top 47%
national personnel size
+15%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Ovid Volunteer 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 B
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ovid, CO (Sedgwick County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,537 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,537 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #154 of 364
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Sedgwick County

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 11525 · Ovid Volunteer Fire Department, CO 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,537
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hartville Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hartville Fire and Rescue, MO (+ 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
Ovid, CO
FDID
11525

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Ovid Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #154 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,537 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department carries 34.5% of Sedgwick County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (87 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hartville Fire and Rescue, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department
Julesburg · volunteer
Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department
Sedgwick · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Hartville Fire and Rescue, MO 30 Grovespring Area Voluntary Fire Protection Association, MO 30 Mansfield Fire Department, MO 30 Wells Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VT 30 Quitman County Volunteer Fire Department, GA 30 Wappapello Volunteer Fire Department, MO 30 Montague Center Fire Department, MA 30 Erving Center Fire, MA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ovid Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,537 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #154 of 364 by personnel.

Does Ovid Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Ovid Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ovid Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ovid Volunteer Fire Department?

Ovid Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sedgwick 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.