Department profile

Volunteer

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department

Cooper, TX · Delta County. Cooper Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
-26%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$657,410
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
64/100
Cooper 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 C
25 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 B
$26,296 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cooper, TX (Delta County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,230 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $657,410.

  • National personnel rank #13,230 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #601 of 1,231
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Delta County

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 DP402 · Cooper Volunteer Fire Department, TX 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,230
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Addieville Commun…
  • FEMA-MID $657K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Addieville Community 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Cooper, TX
FDID
DP402

FEMA Grant History

$657K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-02078 $657,410.31

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Cooper Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #601 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,230 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 26% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department carries 49.0% of Delta County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (51 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Enloe Volunteer Fire Department
Enloe · volunteer
Pecan Gap Volunteer Fire Department
Pecan Gap · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL 25 Albion Fire Department, ME 25 Aledo Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alligator Fire District - Middendorf, SC 25 Altona Fire Protection District, IL 25 Arlington Fire Protection District, IL 25 Assumption Fire Protection District, IL 25 Beardstown Fire Department and Ambulance Service, IL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cooper Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,230 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #601 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Cooper Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cooper Volunteer 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 Cooper Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cooper Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cooper Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cooper Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cooper Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $657,410.31 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.