Converse Fire and Emergency Medical Services

What This Data Tells You About Converse Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Converse Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates as a fire department in Converse, within Bexar County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Texas has 1,879 registered fire departments and 63,369 total personnel, averaging roughly 34 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 162,000 fires, 241 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Converse Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $761,995.5 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.