Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Del Rio Fire and Rescue

Del Rio, TX · Val Verde County. Del Rio Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Del Rio Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Texas average
3
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Del Rio Fire and Rescue

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 D
17 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
51 personnel · 3 stations

Del Rio Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Del Rio, TX (Val Verde County), with 3 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,699 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,699 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #162 of 1,231
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Val Verde County

Del Rio Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 WX602 · Del Rio Fire and Rescue, TX 51 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,699
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bath
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Del Rio, TX
FDID
WX602

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW2008FF01252 $-4,248

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Del Rio Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #162 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,699 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Val Verde County HIFLD mix around Del Rio Fire and Rescue

Val Verde County: 5 departments, 232 personnel (1 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

All TX departments →

Nationwide career peers near 51 personnel

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

Bath Fire Department, ME 51 Bowdoin Volunteer Fire Department, ME 51 Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue Department, ME 51 New Lenox Fire Protection District, IL 51 Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services, WA 51 Dennis Fire Department, MA 51 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department-Dod, GA 51 Saint Clair Shores Fire Department, MI 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Del Rio Fire and Rescue have?

Del Rio Fire and Rescue has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,699 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #162 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Del Rio Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Del Rio Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Del Rio Fire and Rescue operate?

Del Rio Fire and Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Del Rio Fire and Rescue?

Del Rio Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Val Verde County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Del Rio Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Del Rio Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-4,248 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.