Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Telluride Fire Protection District

Telluride, CO · San Miguel County. Telluride Fire Protection District is a Combination department, 3 stations and 68 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.

68
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Telluride Fire Protection District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Colorado average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+162%
vs. Colorado average
3
stations
$1,278,148
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Telluride 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 C
22.7 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 B
$18,796 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
68 personnel · 3 stations

Telluride Fire Protection District is a Combination department serving Telluride, CO (San Miguel County), with 3 stations and 68 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,062 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,278,148.

  • National personnel rank #2,062 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #38 of 364
  • 4.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in San Miguel County

Telluride Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

68 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 11330 · Telluride Fire Protection District, CO 68 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 68
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,062
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stanley Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stanley Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Telluride, CO
FDID
11330

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-01531 $1,278,147.6

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

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Telluride Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #38 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,062 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 162% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Telluride Fire Protection District carries 32.1% of San Miguel County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (212 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 68 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stanley Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Telluride Fire Protection District
Mountain Village · other
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Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 68 personnel

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

Stanley Volunteer Fire Department, WI 68 Moorefield Store Volunteer Fire Department, VA 68 Verde Valley Fire District, AZ 68 Highland Park Fire Department, MI 68 Hanover County Fire and Emergency Medical Services - Chickahominy Volunteer Fire, VA 69 Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue, VA 69 Parksley Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, VA 67 Fredericksburg Fire Department, VA 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Telluride Fire Protection District have?

Telluride Fire Protection District has 68 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 162% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,062 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #38 of 364 by personnel.

Does Telluride Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Telluride Fire Protection District operate?

Telluride Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Telluride Fire Protection District?

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

Has Telluride Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Telluride Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,278,147.6 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.