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Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department

Wichita Falls, TX · Clay County. Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 14 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.

14
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

8th pct.
national personnel size
-59%
vs. Texas average
2
stations

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
6/100
Charlie Thornberry 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
7 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
14 personnel · 2 stations

Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wichita Falls, TX (Clay County), with 2 stations and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,674 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,674 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,090 of 1,231
  • 14.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Clay County

Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 CD307 · Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department, TX 14 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,674
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 1st Rural Fire De…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, 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
Wichita Falls, TX
FDID
CD307

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,090 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,674 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 59% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department is 7.8% of Clay County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 180 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

14.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS 14 Ada Ottawa Lincoln, KS 14 Alexandria Township Fire Department, KS 14 Belvue Fire Department, KS 14 Cincinnati Fire Protection District, IL 14 Cobden Volunteer Fire Department, IL 14 Concord Volunteer Fire Department, IL 14 Dowelltown Fire Department, TN 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department have?

Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,674 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,090 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department?

Charlie Thornberry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clay 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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