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Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department

Farmersville, TX · Collin County. Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$495,338
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
67/100
Farmersville 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
37 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 C
$13,388 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Farmersville, TX (Collin County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,006 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $495,338.

  • National personnel rank #7,006 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #294 of 1,231
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Collin County

Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 CN406 · Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 37 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,006
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allendale Rural F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $495K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Allendale 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
Farmersville, TX
FDID
CN406

FEMA Grant History

$495K
Cumulative funding (FY2004)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2004 EMW-2004-FG-0798 $495,338

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #294 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,006 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department is 3.4% of Collin County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 1,099 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

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

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Branch Fire Department
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Fairview Fire and Rescue
Fairview · volunteer
Frisco Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Allendale Rural Fire Protection District, IL 37 Broadview Fire Department, IL 37 Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance, ME 37 Chicago Ridge Fire Department, IL 37 Fairfield Fire Department, ME 37 Farmington Fire and Rescue, ME 37 Hermon Fire Department, ME 37 Homewood Fire Department, IL 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,006 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #294 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $495,338 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2004.

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.