Department profile

Volunteer

Sunshine Fire Protection District

Boulder, CO · Boulder County. Sunshine Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Sunshine Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-31%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Sunshine 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
18 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
18 personnel · 1 station

Sunshine Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Boulder, CO (Boulder County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,882 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,882 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #267 of 364
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Boulder County

Sunshine Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 01384 · Sunshine Fire Protection District, CO 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,882
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Isabella Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Isabella Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Boulder, CO
FDID
01384

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Sunshine Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #267 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,882 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 31% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Sunshine Fire Protection District is 2.1% of Boulder County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 844 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Isabella Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Allenspark Fire Protection District
Allenspark · volunteer
Four Mile Fire Protection District
Boulder · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Isabella Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 South Chilton Fire and Rescue, AL 18 Wayne Township Fire Department, MI 18 Marengo Township Fire Department, MI 18 Fredonia Township Fire Department, MI 18 Hortense Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated, AL 18 Lakeland Fire Department, MI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sunshine Fire Protection District have?

Sunshine Fire Protection District has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,882 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #267 of 364 by personnel.

Does Sunshine Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Sunshine Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Sunshine Fire Protection District operate?

Sunshine Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sunshine Fire Protection District?

Sunshine Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Boulder 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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