Department profile

Volunteer

Devine Volunteer Fire Department

Devine, TX · Medina County. Devine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

20th pct.
national personnel size
-44%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$563,668
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
54/100
Devine 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 D
19 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
$29,667 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Devine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Devine, TX (Medina County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,945 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $563,668.

  • National personnel rank #17,945 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #890 of 1,231
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Medina County

Devine Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 RS403 · Devine Volunteer Fire Department, TX 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,945
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albion Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-MID $564K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albion Fire Department Rural 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
Devine, TX
FDID
RS403

FEMA Grant History

$564K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00207 $563,668

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Devine Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #890 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,945 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 44% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Medina County HIFLD mix around Devine Volunteer Fire Department

Medina County: 10 departments, 108 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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Hondo Volunteer Fire Company
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Natalia Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL 19 Ashland Rural Fire Department, KS 19 Bishop Hill Community Fire Protection District, IL 19 Blackhawk Fire Protection District, IL 19 Bondville Fire Department, IL 19 Braceville Fire Department, IL 19 Browning Volunteer Fire Department, KY 19 Carterville Fire Department, IL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Devine Volunteer Fire Department have?

Devine Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,945 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #890 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Devine Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Devine 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 Devine Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Devine Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Devine Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Devine Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Devine Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $563,668 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.