Department profile

Volunteer

Commerce Fire Department

Commerce, TX · Hunt County. Commerce Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Commerce Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
-12%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$1,279,773
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
76/100
Commerce 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 B
30 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
$42,659 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Commerce Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Commerce, TX (Hunt County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,012 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,279,773.

  • National personnel rank #10,012 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #450 of 1,231
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Hunt County

Commerce Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 KY604 · Commerce Fire Department, TX 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,012
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 167 Civil Enginee…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Commerce, TX
FDID
KY604

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07866 $547,272.72
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0021 $732,500

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Commerce Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #450 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,012 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Hunt County HIFLD mix around Commerce Fire Department

Hunt County: 12 departments, 158 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Caddo Mills Fire Rescue First Responders
Caddo Mills · volunteer
Campbell Volunteer Fire Department
Campbell · volunteer
Greenville Fire
Greenville · other
Merit Fire Department
Farmersville · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV 30 Akron-Princeville Fire Protection District, IL 30 Allen Township Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 30 Anderson County Fire Department, KS 30 Apple River Fire Department, IL 30 Barry Fire Protection District, IL 30 Benld Volunteer Fire Department, IL 30 Blackhawk Fire Protection District, IL 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Commerce Fire Department have?

Commerce Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,012 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #450 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Commerce Fire Department provide EMS services?

Commerce 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 Commerce Fire Department operate?

Commerce Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Commerce Fire Department?

Commerce Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hunt County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Commerce Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Commerce Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,279,772.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2024 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.