Department profile

Combination

Salida Fire Department

Salida, CO · Chaffee County. Salida Fire Department is a Combination department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Salida Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-42%
vs. Colorado average
1
station
$185,725
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Salida 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 D
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$12,382 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Salida Fire Department is a Combination department serving Salida, CO (Chaffee County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,466 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $185,725.

  • National personnel rank #20,466 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #299 of 364
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Chaffee County

Salida Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 01545 · Salida Fire Department, CO 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-COMB · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,466
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coffeeville Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $186K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Salida, CO
FDID
01545

FEMA Grant History

$186K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO06446 $185,725

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Salida Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #299 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,466 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 42% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County staffing outlier

Combination island in a volunteer-heavy Chaffee County

County mix is mostly volunteer (3 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination), while this page is typed combination. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department
Buena Vista · volunteer
Chaffee County Fire Protection District
Buena Vista · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 15 personnel

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

Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Danville Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Barfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Kinross Volunteer Fire Department, MI 15 Flippin Fire Department, AR 15 Cammack Village Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Little Flock Fire Station, AR 16 Ash Flat Volunteer Fire Department, AR 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Salida Fire Department have?

Salida Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,466 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #299 of 364 by personnel.

Does Salida Fire Department provide EMS services?

Salida Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Salida Fire Department operate?

Salida Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Salida Fire Department?

Salida Fire Department is a Combination department serving Chaffee County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Salida Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Salida Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $185,725 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.