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Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Nacogdoches, TX · Nacogdoches County. Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Texas 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
90/100
Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
46 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
46 personnel · 1 station

Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Nacogdoches, TX (Nacogdoches County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,545 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,545 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #192 of 1,231
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Nacogdoches County

Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 SG301 · Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 46 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,545
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anderson County F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC (+ 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
Nacogdoches, TX
FDID
SG301

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2011)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2010FH00085 $-98,779
2009 EMW2008FF00113 $-62,685

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #192 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,545 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Nacogdoches County HIFLD mix around Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Nacogdoches County: 18 departments, 247 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Douglass Volunteer Fire Department
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Etoile Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC 46 Berkeley Fire Department, IL 46 Dolton Fire Department, IL 46 Frankfort Fire Protection District, IL 46 Greenup Fire Department, IL 46 Jay Volunteer Fire Department, ME 46 Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District - Hanna City, IL 46 Lubec Volunteer Fire Department, ME 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,545 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #192 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

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

Has Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $-161,464 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2011 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.