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Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department

Dickinson, TX · Galveston County. Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

60
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Texas average
2
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Dickinson 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 B
30 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
60 personnel · 2 stations

Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dickinson, TX (Galveston County), with 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,591 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,591 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #120 of 1,231
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Galveston County

Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 HA505 · Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department, TX 60 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,591
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atkinson Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Atkinson 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Dickinson, TX
FDID
HA505

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #120 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,591 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Galveston County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 608 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 60 roster).

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

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Bacliff Volunteer Fire Department
Bacliff · volunteer
Galveston Fire Department
Galveston · career
Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department
Hitchcock · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Atkinson Fire Protection District, IL 60 Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department - Depot Station, ME 60 Comanche County Fire Department- Coldwater Station, KS 60 Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KS 60 Raymond Public Safety Building, ME 60 Southwest Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, ME 60 Chelan County Fire District, WA 60 Clark County Fire and Rescue 2-1, WA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,591 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #120 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Dickinson 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 Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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