Department profile

Volunteer

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District

Colorado Springs, CO · El Paso County. Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Colorado average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+15%
vs. Colorado average
2
stations
$309,524
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
31/100
Southwest Highway 115 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 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
$10,317 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 2 stations

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Colorado Springs, CO (El Paso County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,732 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $309,524.

  • National personnel rank #10,732 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #157 of 364
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 33 other listed departments in El Paso County

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District 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 04125 · Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District, CO 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,732
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Guilford County E…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $310K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Guilford County Emergency Services, NC (+ 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
Colorado Springs, CO
FDID
04125

FEMA Grant History

$310K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-19998 $309,523.81

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #157 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,732 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District is 2.0% of El Paso County roster mass

The county lists 42 departments totaling 1,531 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 71% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Guilford County Emergency Services, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Cascade Volunteer Fire Department
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Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District
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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.

Guilford County Emergency Services, NC 30 Atwood Hose Fire Company, CT 30 Gisela Valley Fire Department, AZ 30 Anderson County Fire Protection - Piercetown, SC 30 Raccoon Township Independent Volunteer Fire Department 1, PA 30 Freedom Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 Big Knob Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 Anderson County Fire Protection - Sandy Springs, SC 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District have?

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District 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 #10,732 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #157 of 364 by personnel.

Does Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District 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 Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District operate?

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District?

Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving El Paso County, CO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $309,523.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.