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CombinationEMS Provider

Rocky Mountain Fire District

Boulder, CO · Boulder County. Rocky Mountain Fire District is a Combination department, 5 stations and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rocky Mountain Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Colorado average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Colorado average
5
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
7/100
Rocky Mountain Fire 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 F
7.8 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
39 personnel · 5 stations

Rocky Mountain Fire District is a Combination department serving Boulder, CO (Boulder County), with 5 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,593 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,593 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #101 of 364
  • 12.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Boulder County

Rocky Mountain Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 01327 · Rocky Mountain Fire District, CO 39 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,593
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Millersburg Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Millersburg Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
Boulder, CO
FDID
01327

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Rocky Mountain Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #101 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,593 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Rocky Mountain Fire District is 4.6% of Boulder County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 844 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Millersburg Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Allenspark Fire Protection District
Allenspark · volunteer
Four Mile Fire Protection District
Boulder · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 39 personnel

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

Millersburg Fire Protection District, MO 39 Morris Volunteer Fire Department, CT 39 Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department, FL 39 Statesboro Fire Department, GA 39 Maumelle Fire Station, AR 39 Mountain Home Fire Department, AR 40 Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire, VA 38 Dublin Volunteer Fire Department, VA 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rocky Mountain Fire District have?

Rocky Mountain Fire District has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,593 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #101 of 364 by personnel.

Does Rocky Mountain Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rocky Mountain Fire District operate?

Rocky Mountain Fire District operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rocky Mountain Fire District?

Rocky Mountain Fire District is a Combination department serving Boulder County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

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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