Department profile

Volunteer

City of Elsa Fire Department

Elsa, TX · Hidalgo County. City of Elsa Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

City of Elsa Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
-21%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$581,315
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
63/100
City of Elsa 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
27 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 B
$21,530 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

City of Elsa Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Elsa, TX (Hidalgo County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,989 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $581,315.

  • National personnel rank #11,989 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #548 of 1,231
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Hidalgo County

City of Elsa Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 KN405 · City of Elsa Fire Department, TX 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,989
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 111th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-MID $581K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+ 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
Elsa, TX
FDID
KN405

FEMA Grant History

$581K
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-12050 $319,886.66
2020 EMW-2020-FG-17820 $261,428.57

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How City of Elsa Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #548 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,989 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 21% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

City of Elsa Fire Department is 3.6% of Hidalgo County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 750 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Ava Volunteer Fire Department, IL 27 Bellmont Fire Protection District, IL 27 Berwick Fire Department, ME 27 Bethel Fire Department, ME 27 Big Rock Fire Protection District, IL 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Elsa Fire Department have?

City of Elsa Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,989 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #548 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does City of Elsa Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Elsa 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 City of Elsa Fire Department operate?

City of Elsa Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Elsa Fire Department?

City of Elsa Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hidalgo County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Elsa Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Elsa Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $581,315.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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