Department profile

Volunteer

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District

Westcliffe, CO · Custer County. Wet Mountain Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Colorado average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+12%
vs. Colorado average
6
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
4/100
Wet Mountain 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 F
4.8 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
29 personnel · 6 stations

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Westcliffe, CO (Custer County), with 6 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,278 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,278 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #165 of 364
  • 20.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Custer County

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 02725 · Wet Mountain Fire Protection District, CO 29 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Canton
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Canton Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Westcliffe, CO
FDID
02725

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Wet Mountain Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #165 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,278 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster weight

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District carries 61.7% of Custer County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (47 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

20.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Canton Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Wetmore Volunteer Fire Department
Wetmore · volunteer
All CO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Canton Fire Department, GA 29 Healing Springs Fire Department, NC 29 Donaldsonville Fire Department, LA 29 Lawrenceburg Fire Department, KY 29 Groton Fire Department, SD 29 Mocksville Fire Department, NC 29 Cumberland Fire District, WI 29 Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wet Mountain Fire Protection District have?

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,278 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #165 of 364 by personnel.

Does Wet Mountain Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Wet Mountain 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 Wet Mountain Fire Protection District operate?

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wet Mountain Fire Protection District?

Wet Mountain Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Custer 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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