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City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Kirby, TX · Bexar County. City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$738,317
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
73/100
City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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 B
35 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 B
$21,095 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Kirby, TX (Bexar County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,673 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $738,317.

  • National personnel rank #7,673 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #323 of 1,231
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Bexar County

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 AW515 · City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services, TX 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,673
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bethalto
  • FEMA-MID $738K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bethalto Fire Department, IL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Kirby, TX
FDID
AW515

FEMA Grant History

$738K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0211 $738,317

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #323 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,673 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services is 1.6% of Bexar County roster mass

The county lists 37 departments totaling 2,235 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bethalto Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Balcones Heights Fire Department
San Antonio · other
Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department
San Antonio · volunteer
Brooks City Base Fire Department-Dod
Brooks City Base · other
Camelot Volunteer Fire and Rescue
San Antonio · volunteer
China Grove Fire Rescue
San Antonio · other
City of Castle Hills Fire Department
Castle Hills · career
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Bethalto Fire Department, IL 35 Bismarck Fire Protection District - Bismarck Station, IL 35 Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department, IL 35 Buda Fire Protection District, IL 35 Bushnell Fire Protection District, IL 35 Calais Fire Department, ME 35 Carpenter Technology Fire and Rescue Services, PA 35 Chebanse Township Rural Fire Protection District, IL 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,673 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #323 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Bexar County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, City of Kirby Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $738,317 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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.