Department profile

Volunteer

City of Terrell Fire Department

Terrell, TX · Kaufman County. City of Terrell Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

City of Terrell Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Texas average
2
stations
$4,546,010
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 Terrell 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
23.5 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 A
$96,724 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 2 stations

City of Terrell Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Terrell, TX (Kaufman County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,417 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,546,010.

  • National personnel rank #4,417 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #183 of 1,231
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Kaufman County

City of Terrell Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 NT608 · City of Terrell Fire Department, TX 47 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Abingdon Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-MID $4.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Abingdon Fire Protection District, 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
Terrell, TX
FDID
NT608

FEMA Grant History

$4.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2024)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00846 $3,530,317.25
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00387 $769,477.31
2015 EMW2014FO00770 $246,215

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How City of Terrell Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #183 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,417 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Kaufman County HIFLD mix around City of Terrell Fire Department

Kaufman County: 15 departments, 425 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Abingdon Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Terrell Fire Department
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Crandall Volunteer Fire Department
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Forney Fire Department
Forney · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Abingdon Fire Protection District, IL 47 Bradley Fire Department, IL 47 Caribou Fire and Ambulance, ME 47 Caseyville Volunteer Fire Department, IL 47 Eureka-Goodfield Fire Protection District - Eureka Station, IL 47 Godfrey Fire Protection District, IL 47 Pingree Grove Fire Protection District, IL 47 Woodland Fire Department, WA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Terrell Fire Department have?

City of Terrell Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,417 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #183 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does City of Terrell Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Terrell 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 Terrell Fire Department operate?

City of Terrell Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

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

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

Has City of Terrell Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Terrell Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $4,546,009.56 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2024 (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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