Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Addison Fire Department

Addison, TX · Dallas County. Addison Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Addison Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Texas average
2
stations
$180,952
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Addison 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 B
28 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 F
$3,231 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 2 stations

Addison Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Addison, TX (Dallas County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,959 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,952.

  • National personnel rank #2,959 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #133 of 1,231
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Dallas County

Addison Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 DH501 · Addison Fire Department, TX 56 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,959
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belleville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Belleville Fire Department, IL (+ 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 TX department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Addison, TX
FDID
DH501

FEMA Grant History

$181K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06217 $180,952

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Addison Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #133 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,959 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Addison Fire Department is 1.4% of Dallas County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 3,996 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Belleville Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 56 personnel

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

Belleville Fire Department, IL 56 Cary Fire Protection District, IL 56 Elk County Rural Fire District - Howard, KS 56 Homer Township Fire Protection District, IL 56 United States Enrichment Corporation Paducah Fire Department, KY 56 Longview Fire Department, WA 56 Bremerton Fire Department, WA 56 Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Addison Fire Department have?

Addison Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,959 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #133 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Addison Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Addison Fire Department operate?

Addison Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Addison Fire Department?

Addison Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Dallas County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Addison Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Addison Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,952 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Texas?

Texas has 1,879 fire departments with 63,369 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.