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Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department

Edcouch, TX · Hidalgo County. Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 66 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

66
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+94%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$666,667
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
71/100
Edcouch 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 A
66 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 C
$10,101 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
66 personnel · 1 station

Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Edcouch, TX (Hidalgo County), with 1 station and 66 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,136 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $666,667.

  • National personnel rank #2,136 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #103 of 1,231
  • 1.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Hidalgo County

Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

66 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 KN403 · Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department, TX 66 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 66
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #2,136
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Auburn Rescue - C…
  • FEMA-MID $667K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME (+ 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
Edcouch, TX
FDID
KN403

FEMA Grant History

$667K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07896 $666,666.66

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #103 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,136 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 94% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department is 8.8% of Hidalgo County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 750 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 66 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME (+0 personnel).

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Donna Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 66 personnel

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

Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME 66 Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District, IL 66 Lansing Fire Department, IL 66 Pfizer Incorporated Protective Services, CT 66 South Holland Fire Department, IL 66 Bay Minette Fire Department, AL 66 South Mountains Volunteer Fire Department, NC 66 Chaffee County Fire Protection District, CO 66

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department have?

Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department has 66 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 94% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,136 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #103 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Edcouch 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 Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $666,666.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.