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Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders

Bartlett, TX · Bell County. Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-41%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$507,181
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
55/100
Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders

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 D
20 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
$25,359 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is a Volunteer department serving Bartlett, TX (Bell County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,690 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $507,181.

  • National personnel rank #16,690 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #803 of 1,231
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Bell County

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 AV401 · Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders, TX 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,690
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Abilene
  • FEMA-MID $507K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Abilene Fire Department, KS (+ 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
Bartlett, TX
FDID
AV401

FEMA Grant History

$507K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00168 $507,181

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #803 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,690 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 41% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is 3.2% of Bell County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 634 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Abilene Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belton Fire Department
Belton · other
Fort Hood Fire Department
Fort Hood · other
Killeen Fire Department
Killeen · other
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Abilene Fire Department, KS 20 Alliant Techsystems Incorporated - Launch Systems Fire Department, UT 20 Andover Fire Department, ME 20 Anna Fire Department, IL 20 Beaver Fire Protection District, IL 20 Beaverville Fire Protection District, IL 20 Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District, IL 20 Cambria Fire Department, IL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders have?

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,690 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #803 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders provide EMS services?

Yes, Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders operate?

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders?

Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is a Volunteer department serving Bell County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders received federal grants?

Yes, Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $507,181 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.