Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

South Metro Fire Rescue

Englewood, CO · Arapahoe County. South Metro Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 10 stations and 232 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.

232
Total personnel
10
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Metro Fire Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Colorado average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+792%
vs. Colorado average
10
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
South Metro Fire Rescue

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 C
23.2 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
232 personnel · 10 stations

South Metro Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Englewood, CO (Arapahoe County), with 10 stations and 232 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #176 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #176 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #5 of 364
  • 4.31 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Arapahoe County

South Metro Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

232 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 00520 · South Metro Fire Rescue, CO 232 personnel · 10 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 232
  • STA-MULTI 10 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #176
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amarillo
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amarillo Fire Department, TX ( -1 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Englewood, CO
FDID
00520

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How South Metro Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #5 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #176 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 792% above the state average
Stations
10
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

South Metro Fire Rescue carries 25.4% of Arapahoe County HIFLD personnel

Among 15 listed departments (914 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 13% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.31 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (10 stations / 232 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Amarillo Fire Department, TX (-1 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Aurora Fire Department
Aurora · career
Byers Volunteer Fire Department
Byers · volunteer
Cunningham Fire and Rescue
Centennial · other
Deer Trail Fire Protection District
Deer Trail · volunteer
Littleton Fire Rescue
Littleton · career
Sable Altura Fire Rescue
Aurora · combination
All CO departments →

Nationwide career peers near 232 personnel

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

Amarillo Fire Department, TX 231 Alachua County Fire Department, FL 233 Beaumont Fire and Rescue, TX 234 Lansing Fire and Rescue, MI 235 Portland Fire Department, ME 236 City of Glendale Fire Department, CA 227 Springfield Fire Department, IL 226 Naperville Fire Department, IL 239

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Metro Fire Rescue have?

South Metro Fire Rescue has 232 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 792% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #176 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #5 of 364 by personnel.

Does South Metro Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, South Metro Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Metro Fire Rescue operate?

South Metro Fire Rescue operates 10 fire stations.

What type of fire department is South Metro Fire Rescue?

South Metro Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Arapahoe County, CO. Career departments employ full-time paid 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.