Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Bellaire Fire Department

Bellaire, TX · Harris County. Bellaire Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bellaire Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+6%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Bellaire 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
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Bellaire Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bellaire, TX (Harris County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,211 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,211 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #299 of 1,231
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 60 other listed departments in Harris County

Bellaire Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 KA608 · Bellaire Fire Department, TX 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,211
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bingham Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 0 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Bellaire, TX
FDID
KA608

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Bellaire Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #299 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,211 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Bellaire Fire Department is 0.5% of Harris County roster mass

The county lists 78 departments totaling 7,018 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Aldine Fire and Rescue
Houston · volunteer
Baytown Fire and Rescue
Baytown · career
Channelview Volunteer Fire Department
Channelview · volunteer
City of LA Porte Fire Department
La Porte · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 36 personnel

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

Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Brewer Fire Department, ME 36 Central Stickney Fire Protection District, IL 36 Colona Community Fire Protection District, IL 36 East Moline Fire Department, IL 36 Great Falls Airport Fire Department, MT 36 Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County - Public Safety Department, IL 36 Pendleton City Fire and Ambulance, OR 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bellaire Fire Department have?

Bellaire Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,211 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #299 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Bellaire Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bellaire Fire Department operate?

Bellaire Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bellaire Fire Department?

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

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.