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Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District

Vernon, CO · Yuma County. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Colorado average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-42%
vs. Colorado average

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
0/100
Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County 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
No station count on file for this department
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
15 personnel

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Vernon, CO (Yuma County) and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,557 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,557 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #301 of 364
  • 10 other listed departments in Yuma County

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 12560 · Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District, CO 15 personnel

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,557
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Umatilla
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Umatilla Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Vernon, CO
FDID
12560

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #301 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,557 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 42% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District is 5.7% of Yuma County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 263 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 18% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Umatilla Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Umatilla Fire Department, FL 15 Whitehorn Volunteer Fire Department, CA 15 Keyes Fire Department, OK 15 Ferryville Volunteer Fire Department, WI 15 Nogales Suburban Fire District, AZ 15 Taliaferro County Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Sawyer Fire Department, OK 15 Collins Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District have?

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,557 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #301 of 364 by personnel.

Does Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District operate?

Station count data for Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District?

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department / Yuma County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Yuma 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.

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