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Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department

Sedgwick, CO · Sedgwick County. Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 48%
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
Sedgwick 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 1 station

Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sedgwick, 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 #10,701 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,701 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #155 of 364
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Sedgwick County

Sedgwick 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 48% higher than 52% 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 11535 · Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department, CO 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,701
  • 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
Sedgwick, CO
FDID
11535

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #155 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,701 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

Sedgwick 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
Ovid Volunteer Fire Department
Ovid · 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 Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sedgwick 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 #10,701 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #155 of 364 by personnel.

Does Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sedgwick Volunteer 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 Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department?

Sedgwick 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.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.