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Argyle Volunteer Fire Department

Defuniak Springs, FL · Walton County. Argyle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Florida average
1
station
$506,905
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Argyle 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
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 B
$18,104 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Defuniak Springs, FL (Walton County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,311 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $506,905.

  • National personnel rank #11,311 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #183 of 352
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Walton County

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 36111 · Argyle Volunteer Fire Department, FL 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,311
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franklin Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $507K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Defuniak Springs, FL
FDID
36111

FEMA Grant History

$507K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03144 $263,567.61
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00300 $243,337.15

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Argyle Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #183 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,311 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster geometry

Walton County HIFLD mix around Argyle Volunteer Fire Department

Walton County: 9 departments, 223 personnel (4 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Defuniak Springs Fire Department
Defuniak Springs · career
Freeport Fire Department
Freeport · volunteer
Glendale Volunteer Fire Department
Defuniak Springs · career
South Walton Fire Department
Santa Rosa Beach · career
South Walton Fire District
Panama City Beach · other
Walton County Fire Rescue
Defuniak Springs · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Allen Volunteer Fire Department, KY 28 Kellnersville Volunteer Fire Department, WI 28 Tabor Volunteer Fire Department / Mills Fremont Rural Fire Protective Association, IA 28 Hamburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 28 International Falls Fire Department, MN 28 Churdan Fire and Rescue, IA 28 Scobey Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Argyle Volunteer Fire Department have?

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,311 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #183 of 352 by personnel.

Does Argyle Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Argyle Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Argyle Volunteer Fire Department?

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Walton County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Argyle Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Argyle Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $506,904.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2022 (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 Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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