Department profile

Volunteer

Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department

Yuma, CO · Yuma County. Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

5th pct.
national personnel size
-50%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yuma, CO (Yuma County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,259 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,259 of 22,440
  • CO personnel rank #318 of 364
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Yuma County

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

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

13 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 12530 · Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department, CO 13 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,259
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ The City of Masco…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: The City of Mascotte 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
Yuma, CO
FDID
12530

Staffing vs the Colorado average

How Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Colorado. In-state it ranks #318 of 364 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,259 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 50% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
CO departments
575

County roster fringe

Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department is 4.9% 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.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: The City of Mascotte Fire Department, FL (+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 13 personnel

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

The City of Mascotte Fire Department, FL 13 Cabot Volunteer Fire Department, VT 13 Tavares Fire Department, FL 13 Bellevue Fire Department, ID 13 Wendell Fire Department, MA 13 Irondale Community Volunteer Fire Department, MO 13 Truesdale Fire Department, IA 13 Corning Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% below the Colorado average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,259 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CO, it ranks #318 of 364 by personnel.

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

Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department 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 Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages Volunteer Fire Department operate?

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

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

Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Wages 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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