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Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department

Tuscola, TX · Taylor County. Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
-18%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Elm Creek Citizens Association 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 F
14 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
28 personnel · 2 stations

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tuscola, TX (Taylor County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,452 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,452 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #527 of 1,231
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Taylor County

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 WC309 · Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,452
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 182nd Air Wing Fi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, 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
Tuscola, TX
FDID
WC309

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #527 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,452 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 18% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department is 7.7% of Taylor County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 363 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL 28 Altamont-Mount Pleasant Fire Department, KS 28 Ashkum Township Fire Protection District, IL 28 Ashton Fire Protection District, IL 28 Beckemeyer-Wade Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 28 Bedford Volunteer Fire and Rescue, KY 28 Beecher Fire Protection District, IL 28 Blue Mound Community Rural Fire Protection District, IL 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department have?

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,452 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #527 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Elm Creek Citizens Association 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 Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department?

Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Taylor 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.

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