Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Community Volunteer Fire Department

Houston, TX · Harris County. Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 120 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.

120
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Community Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+253%
vs. Texas average
3
stations
$349,415
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
Community Volunteer 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 A
40 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 F
$2,912 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
120 personnel · 3 stations

Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Houston, TX (Harris County), with 3 stations and 120 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #669 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $349,415.

  • National personnel rank #669 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #44 of 1,231
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 60 other listed departments in Harris County

Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

120 Top 3% higher than 97% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet KA502 · Community Volunteer Fire Department, TX 120 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 120
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #669
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Skokie
  • FEMA-LIGHT $349K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Skokie 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
Houston, TX
FDID
KA502

FEMA Grant History

$349K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00848 $174,215
2014 EMW2013FH00126 $175,200

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #44 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #669 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 253% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Community Volunteer Fire Department is 1.7% of Harris County roster mass

The county lists 78 departments totaling 7,018 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 120 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Aldine Fire and Rescue
Houston · volunteer
Baytown Fire and Rescue
Baytown · career
Bellaire Fire Department
Bellaire · career
Channelview Volunteer Fire Department
Channelview · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 120 personnel

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

Skokie Fire Department, IL 120 Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, MD 120 Gerry Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 120 Cheadle Fire District, MT 120 Huber Engineered Wood Limited Liability Company - Fire Brigade, VA 120 Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company, PA 120 Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department, NY 120 Pleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Company, PA 120

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

Community Volunteer Fire Department has 120 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 253% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #669 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #44 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Community Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Community Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Community Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Community Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Community Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $349,415 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Texas?

Texas has 1,879 fire departments with 63,369 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.