Department profile

Career (Paid)

Amarillo Fire Department

Amarillo, TX · Potter County. Amarillo Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 10 stations and 231 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

231
Total personnel
10
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Amarillo Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+579%
vs. Texas average
10
stations
$2,426,016
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
Amarillo 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 C
23.1 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
231 personnel · 10 stations

Amarillo Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Amarillo, TX (Potter County), with 10 stations and 231 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #177 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,426,016.

  • National personnel rank #177 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #17 of 1,231
  • 4.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Potter County

Amarillo Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

231 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 TC701 · Amarillo Fire Department, TX 231 personnel · 10 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 231
  • STA-MULTI 10 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #177
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Metro Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Metro Fire Rescue, CO (+ 1 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
Amarillo, TX
FDID
TC701

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-01428 $2,426,016

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Amarillo Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #17 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #177 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 579% above the state average
Stations
10
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Amarillo Fire Department carries 72.4% of Potter County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (319 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (10 stations / 231 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Metro Fire Rescue, CO (+1 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Potter County Fire Rescue
Amarillo · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide career peers near 231 personnel

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

South Metro Fire Rescue, CO 232 Alachua County Fire Department, FL 233 Lansing Fire and Rescue, MI 235 City of Glendale Fire Department, CA 227 Portland Fire Department, ME 236 Springfield Fire Department, IL 226 Fall River Fire Department, MA 224 Naperville Fire Department, IL 239

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Amarillo Fire Department have?

Amarillo Fire Department has 231 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 579% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #177 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #17 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Amarillo Fire Department provide EMS services?

Amarillo 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 Amarillo Fire Department operate?

Amarillo Fire Department operates 10 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Amarillo Fire Department?

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

Has Amarillo Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Amarillo Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,426,016 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.