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Silverton San Juan Fire Department

Silverton, CO · San Juan County. Silverton San Juan Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Silverton San Juan Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Colorado average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+8%
vs. Colorado average

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
0/100
Silverton San Juan 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
No station count on file for this department
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
28 personnel

Silverton San Juan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Silverton, CO (San Juan County) and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,774 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,774 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #170 of 364
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in San Juan County

Silverton San Juan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 11130 · Silverton San Juan Fire Department, CO 28 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,774
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kingston Springs
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kingston Springs Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Silverton, CO
FDID
11130

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Silverton San Juan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #170 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,774 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Silverton San Juan Fire Department carries 100.0% of San Juan County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (28 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Kingston Springs Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Kingston Springs Fire Department, TN 28 Friesland Fire Department, WI 28 Bernardston Fire Department, MA 28 Lower Yoder Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Hulett Fire Department, WY 28 Greers Ferry Fire Department, AR 28 Avon Fire Department, SD 28 Sinnamahoning Volunteer Fire and Ambulance, PA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Silverton San Juan Fire Department have?

Silverton San Juan Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,774 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #170 of 364 by personnel.

Does Silverton San Juan Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Silverton San Juan Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Silverton San Juan Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Silverton San Juan Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Silverton San Juan Fire Department?

Silverton San Juan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving San Juan 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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