Department profile

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Stratton Fire Department

Stratton, CO · Kit Carson County. Stratton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stratton Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Colorado average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
-8%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Stratton 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 C
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Stratton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stratton, CO (Kit Carson County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,794 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,794 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #208 of 364
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Kit Carson County

Stratton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 06330 · Stratton Fire Department, CO 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,794
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bloomfield Hills…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department, MI (+ 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
Stratton, CO
FDID
06330

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Stratton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #208 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,794 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 8% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster geometry

Kit Carson County HIFLD mix around Stratton Fire Department

Kit Carson County: 5 departments, 123 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Burlington Fire Protection District
Burlington · volunteer
Seibert Fire Protection District
Seibert · volunteer
Vona Fire Protection District
Vona · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department, MI 24 Hay Valley Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Franklin Fire and Rescue, VT 24 New Site Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Service, AL 24 Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 White Cloud Fire Department, MI 24 Croton Township Fire Department, MI 24 Troy Fire Department, NC 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stratton Fire Department have?

Stratton Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,794 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #208 of 364 by personnel.

Does Stratton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Stratton Fire Department operate?

Stratton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Stratton Fire Department?

Stratton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kit Carson 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.

Related guides

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