Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Bryan Fire Department

Bryan, TX · Brazos County. Bryan Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 90 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.

90
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bryan Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+165%
vs. Texas average
4
stations
$5,089,576
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Bryan 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 C
22.5 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 A
$56,551 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
90 personnel · 4 stations

Bryan Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bryan, TX (Brazos County), with 4 stations and 90 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,142 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,089,576.

  • National personnel rank #1,142 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #69 of 1,231
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Brazos County

Bryan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

90 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 BC604 · Bryan Fire Department, TX 90 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 90
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,142
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chase County Rura…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chase County Rural Fire Department - Strong City Station, 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
Bryan, TX
FDID
BC604

FEMA Grant History

$5.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01004 $642,841.81
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00051 $2,048,992.08
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00846 $525,352.72
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10940 $178,168.18
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00525 $845,143
2017 EMW2015FH00752 $849,078

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Bryan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #69 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,142 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 165% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Bryan Fire Department carries 29.6% of Brazos County HIFLD personnel

Among 11 listed departments (304 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 36% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 90 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chase County Rural Fire Department - Strong City Station, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

College Station Fire Department Ambulance
College Station · career
South Brazos County Fire Department
College Station · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 90 personnel

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

Chase County Rural Fire Department - Strong City Station, KS 90 Chicago Heights Fire Department, IL 90 Pleasantview Fire Protection District, IL 90 City of Bend Fire Department, OR 90 Burlington Fire Department, NC 90 Saginaw Fire Department, MI 90 Dubuque Fire Department, IA 90 City of San Mateo Fire Department, CA 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bryan Fire Department have?

Bryan Fire Department has 90 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 165% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,142 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #69 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Bryan Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bryan Fire Department operate?

Bryan Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bryan Fire Department?

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

Has Bryan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bryan Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $5,089,575.79 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.