Department profile

Volunteer

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department

Alvin, TX · Brazoria County. Alvin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 67 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

67
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+97%
vs. Texas average
2
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Alvin 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 B
33.5 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
67 personnel · 2 stations

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alvin, TX (Brazoria County), with 2 stations and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,074 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,074 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #100 of 1,231
  • 2.99 stations per 100 personnel
  • 23 other listed departments in Brazoria County

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 BB501 · Alvin Volunteer Fire Department, TX 67 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #2,074
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chillicothe Commu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

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

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Alvin, TX
FDID
BB501

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2010FF00184 $-2,197

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Alvin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #100 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,074 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 97% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Brazoria County HIFLD mix around Alvin Volunteer Fire Department

Brazoria County: 28 departments, 572 personnel (20 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.99 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 67 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Angleton Volunteer Fire Department
Angleton · volunteer
Brazoria Fire Department
Brazoria · volunteer
Clute Volunteer Fire Department
Clute · volunteer
Columbia Lakes Volunteer Fire Department
West Columbia · volunteer
Damon Volunteer Fire Department
Damon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Chillicothe Community Fire Department, IL 67 Northwest Homer Fire Protection District, IL 67 Parksley Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, VA 67 Voorheesville Fire Department, NY 67 Jackson Fire Department, AL 67 Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, MD 67 Plainfield Fire Department, MI 67 Walker City Fire Department, MI 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alvin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 97% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,074 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #100 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Alvin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Alvin 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 Alvin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alvin Volunteer Fire Department?

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brazoria County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Alvin Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Alvin Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-2,197 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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