Beaumont Fire and Rescue

What This Data Tells You About Beaumont Fire and Rescue

Beaumont Fire and Rescue operates as a Career (Paid) department in Beaumont, within Jefferson County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 234 total personnel, 12 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Texas has 1,879 registered fire departments and 63,369 total personnel, averaging roughly 34 staff per department. Beaumont Fire and Rescue runs 588% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 162,000 fires, 241 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.