Department profile

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City of Rio Bravo Fire Department

Laredo, TX · Webb County. City of Rio Bravo Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 6 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.

6
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

1st pct.
national personnel size
-82%
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
5/100
City of Rio Bravo 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
6 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
6 personnel · 1 station

City of Rio Bravo Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Laredo, TX (Webb County), with 1 station and 6 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,323 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,323 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,221 of 1,231
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Webb County

City of Rio Bravo Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

6 Top 99% higher than 1% 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 TX-CITY-OF-RIO-BRAVO-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-TX · City of Rio Bravo Fire Department, TX 6 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 6
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #22,323
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moran
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Moran Fire Department, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Laredo, TX

Staffing vs the Texas average

How City of Rio Bravo Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,221 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,323 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 82% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

City of Rio Bravo Fire Department is 2.0% of Webb County roster mass

The county lists 5 departments totaling 307 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 6 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 6 personnel

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

Moran Fire Department, KS 6 Northwest Fire District, AZ 6 Saint Pauls Fire District, SC 6 Sherman Township Fire Department, KS 6 Rufus Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, OR 6 Seneca Volunteer Fire Department, OR 6 Garland Volunteer Fire Department, AL 6 Kingston Fire Department, MO 6

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Rio Bravo Fire Department have?

City of Rio Bravo Fire Department has 6 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,323 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,221 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does City of Rio Bravo Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Rio Bravo Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Rio Bravo Fire Department operate?

City of Rio Bravo Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Rio Bravo Fire Department?

City of Rio Bravo Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Webb 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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