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Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station

Fort Stockton, TX · Pecos County. Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

50
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+47%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station

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 C
25 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
50 personnel · 2 stations

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station is a Volunteer department serving Fort Stockton, TX (Pecos County), with 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,889 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,889 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #169 of 1,231
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Pecos County

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 TA501 · Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station, TX 50 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,889
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Augusta Departmen…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Augusta Department of Safety, KS (+ 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
Fort Stockton, TX
FDID
TA501

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #169 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,889 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station carries 53.8% of Pecos County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (93 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Augusta Department of Safety, KS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Augusta Department of Safety, KS 50 Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department, IL 50 City of Shelbyville Fire Department, KY 50 Coal Valley Fire Protection District, IL 50 Crestwood Fire Department, IL 50 Dsm Industrial Products Fire and Rescue Brigade, NJ 50 Lamotte Township Fire Protection District, IL 50 Minooka Fire Department, IL 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station have?

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,889 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #169 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station provide EMS services?

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station 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 Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station operate?

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station?

Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station is a Volunteer department serving Pecos 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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