Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Sterling Fire and Rescue

Sterling, CO · Logan County. Sterling Fire and Rescue is a Combination department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sterling Fire and Rescue 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
Sterling Fire and 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 B
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Sterling Fire and Rescue is a Combination department serving Sterling, CO (Logan 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 #10,756 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,756 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #158 of 364
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Logan County

Sterling Fire and Rescue 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 07530 · Sterling Fire and Rescue, CO 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,756
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rover Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rover Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Sterling, CO
FDID
07530

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Sterling Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #158 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,756 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 staffing outlier

Combination island in a volunteer-heavy Logan County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination), while this page is typed combination. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rover Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Crook Fire Department
Crook · volunteer
Fleming Volunteer Fire Department
Fleming · volunteer
Merino Volunteer Fire Department
Merino · volunteer
Peetz Volunteer Fire Department
Peetz · volunteer
Willard Fire Department
Willard · other
All CO departments →

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 30 personnel

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

Rover Volunteer Fire Department, MO 30 Centreville Fire Department, MI 30 North Hero Volunteer Fire Department, VT 30 Speaker Township Fire Department, MI 30 Arkadelphia Fire, AR 30 Heber Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 30 Cherokee Village-Waketa Fire Department, AR 30 Walnut Ridge Fire Department, AR 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sterling Fire and Rescue have?

Sterling Fire and Rescue 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 #10,756 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #158 of 364 by personnel.

Does Sterling Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sterling Fire and Rescue operate?

Sterling Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sterling Fire and Rescue?

Sterling Fire and Rescue is a Combination department serving Logan County, CO. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer 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.