Department profile
CombinationEMS ProviderRocky Ford Police and Fire Department
Rocky Ford, CO · Otero County. Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department is a Combination department, 1 station and 21 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.
- 21
- Total personnel
- 1
- Stations
- Not reported
- Fire trucks
- Yes
- EMS service
The verdict
Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.
- 27th pct.
- national personnel size
- -19%
- 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.
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.
Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department is a Combination department serving Rocky Ford, CO (Otero County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,482 of 22,440.
- National personnel rank #16,482 of 22,440
- CO personnel rank #230 of 364
- 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
- EMS provider (HIFLD)
- 4 other listed departments in Otero County
Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution
Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department
21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 08940 · Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department, CO 21 personnel · 1 station
PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-COMB · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL
- PERS-SMALL 21
- STA-1 1 station
- TYPE-COMB Combination
- EMS-Y EMS on file
- RANK-LOWER #16,482
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Georgetown Volunt…
- FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
- BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields
Nearest personnel peer: Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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.
- Rocky Ford Police… (this dept) 21
- High Higbee Area Fire…, MO 21
- Near Georgetown Volunt…, IN 21
- Near Ivyland Fire Comp…, PA 21
- Near Davenport Fire Pr…, ND 21
Department Profile
- Type
- COMBINATION
- Location
- Rocky Ford, CO
- County
- Otero County
- FDID
- 08940
Staffing vs the Colorado average
How Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #230 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,482 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.
- Stations
- 1
- State fire deaths/yr
- 55
- CO departments
- 575
County roster geometry
Otero County HIFLD mix around Rocky Ford Police and Fire Department
Otero County: 5 departments, 115 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 2 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.
4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).
Photo-finish peer: Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).
No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).
Nearby Departments
Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 21 personnel
Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every CO department.