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Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Big Lake, TX · Reagan County. Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-50%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Big Lake 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 D
17 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
17 personnel · 1 station

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Big Lake, TX (Reagan County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,000 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,000 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #964 of 1,231
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Reagan County

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 TN401 · Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department, TX 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,000
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anchor
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anchor Fire Department, IL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Big Lake, TX
FDID
TN401

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #964 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,000 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 50% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department carries 100.0% of Reagan County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (17 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anchor Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Anchor Fire Department, IL 17 Augusta Fire Protection District, IL 17 Baylis Fire Protection District, IL 17 Berlin Volunteer Fire Association, OK 17 Dixon Rural Fire Department, MT 17 Freedom Volunteer Fire Department, ME 17 Hartford Fire Department, IL 17 Hatfield Fire and Rescue, WI 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department have?

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,000 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #964 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department?

Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Reagan County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Texas?

Texas has 1,879 fire departments with 63,369 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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