Department profile

Career (Paid)

Breckenridge Fire Department

Breckenridge, TX · Stephens County. Breckenridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Breckenridge Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-71%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Breckenridge 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
10 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
10 personnel · 1 station

Breckenridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Breckenridge, TX (Stephens County), with 1 station and 10 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,829 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,829 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,176 of 1,231
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 0 other listed departments in Stephens County

Breckenridge 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 VW501 · Breckenridge Fire Department, TX 10 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 10
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,829
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arcadia Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department, KS (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Breckenridge, TX
FDID
VW501

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Breckenridge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,176 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,829 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster weight

Breckenridge Fire Department carries 100.0% of Stephens County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (10 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 10 roster).

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

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

Nationwide career 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 Bert Mooney Airport Fire Department, MT 10 Austin Straubel International Airport Fire Department, WI 10 Bremen Fire Department, GA 10 Town of Port Royal Fire Department, SC 10

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Breckenridge Fire Department have?

Breckenridge 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 #21,829 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,176 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Breckenridge Fire Department provide EMS services?

Breckenridge 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 Breckenridge Fire Department operate?

Breckenridge Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Breckenridge Fire Department?

Breckenridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Stephens 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.

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