Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Trinidad Fire Department

Trinidad, CO · Las Animas County. Trinidad Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Trinidad Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
-38%
vs. Colorado average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
7/100
Trinidad 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 F
8 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
16 personnel · 2 stations

Trinidad Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Trinidad, CO (Las Animas County), with 2 stations and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,862 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,862 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #287 of 364
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Las Animas County

Trinidad Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 89% higher than 11% 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 07160 · Trinidad Fire Department, CO 16 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,862
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morehouse Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Morehouse Fire and Rescue, MO (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Trinidad, CO
FDID
07160

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Trinidad Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #287 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,862 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 38% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Trinidad Fire Department is 8.6% of Las Animas County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 185 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Morehouse Fire and Rescue, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Boncarbo Volunteer Fire Department
Boncarbo · volunteer
Branson Fire Department
Branson · volunteer
Cokedale Volunteer Fire Department
Cokedale · volunteer
Hoehne Fire Protection District
Hoehne · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide career peers near 16 personnel

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

Morehouse Fire and Rescue, MO 16 East Grand Lake Fire Department, MI 16 Philadelphia Volunteer Fire Department, OK 16 Blumfield Township Fire Department, MI 16 Perry Point Fire Department, MD 16 Muskegon Heights Fire Department, MI 16 Detroit Arsenal Fire Department, MI 16 City of Jennings Fire Department, MO 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Trinidad Fire Department have?

Trinidad Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,862 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #287 of 364 by personnel.

Does Trinidad Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Trinidad Fire Department operate?

Trinidad Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Trinidad Fire Department?

Trinidad Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Las Animas County, CO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Colorado?

Colorado has 575 fire departments with 14,812 total personnel. 41% are volunteer departments.

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