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Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department

Yuma, CO · Yuma County. Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Colorado average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+54%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer 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 A
40 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
40 personnel · 1 station

Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yuma, CO (Yuma County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,441 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,441 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #99 of 364
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Yuma County

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

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

40 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 12550 · Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department, CO 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,441
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kingsdale Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kingsdale Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Yuma, CO
FDID
12550

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #99 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,441 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster geometry

Yuma County HIFLD mix around Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department

Yuma County: 11 departments, 263 personnel (11 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 18% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kingsdale Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Kingsdale Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Mount Storm Volunteer Fire Department, WV 40 Metuchen Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 English Volunteer Fire Department, IN 40 Eastman Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 McFarland Fire Department, WI 40 Avon By the Sea Fire Department, NJ 40 South Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NM 40

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,441 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #99 of 364 by personnel.

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

Yes, Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

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

Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Yuma County Fire Protection District / Yuma Volunteer Fire Department 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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