Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District

Denver, CO · Adams County. Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District is a Combination department, 4 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Colorado average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+108%
vs. Colorado average
4
stations
$346,818
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
20/100
Southwest Adams County Fire Protection 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
13.5 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 D
$6,423 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 4 stations

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Denver, CO (Adams County), with 4 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,386 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $346,818.

  • National personnel rank #3,386 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #56 of 364
  • 7.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Adams County

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 00165 · Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District, CO 54 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-COMB · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,386
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Edmonds F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $347K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Edmonds Fire Department Administration, WA (+ 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
Denver, CO
FDID
00165

FEMA Grant History

$347K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02977 $346,818

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #56 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,386 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 108% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District is 6.8% of Adams County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 800 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Edmonds Fire Department Administration, WA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Federal Heights Fire Department
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Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 54 personnel

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

City of Edmonds Fire Department Administration, WA 54 Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY 54 Dekalb Fire Department, IL 54 Denison Fire Department - Central Station, TX 54 Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 Lake Jackson District Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 City of Mesquite Fire and Rescue Department, NV 60 Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District have?

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 108% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,386 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #56 of 364 by personnel.

Does Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District operate?

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District?

Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Adams County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Southwest Adams County Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $346,818 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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