Department profile

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Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Bowie, TX · Montague County. Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 10 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

10
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-71%
vs. Texas average
3
stations
$671,901
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
44/100
Bowie Rural 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 F
3.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$67,190 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
10 personnel · 3 stations

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bowie, TX (Montague County), with 3 stations and 10 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,828 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $671,901.

  • National personnel rank #21,828 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,175 of 1,231
  • 30.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Montague County

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

10 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 RZ503 · Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department, TX 10 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MICRO · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 10
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arcadia Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $672K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arcadia Volunteer 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
Bowie, TX
FDID
RZ503

FEMA Grant History

$672K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03224 $161,726
2014 EMW2013FO06488 $199,500
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0359 $310,675

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,175 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,828 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 71% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department is 7.1% of Montague County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 141 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

30.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 10 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Nocona Volunteer Fire Department
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Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department
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Sunset Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 10 personnel

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

Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department, KS 10 Athol City and Rural Fire Department, KS 10 Blackstock-Woodward Volunteer Fire Department, SC 10 Burdick and Diamond Valley Township Fire Department, KS 10 Bush Volunteer Fire Department, IL 10 Calpine Volunteer Fire Department, CA 10 Cooper Volunteer Fire Department, ME 10 Econ Fina Volunteer Fire Department, FL 10

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department has 10 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,828 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,175 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department?

Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montague County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $671,901 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.