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Fresno Volunteer Fire Department

Fresno, TX · Fort Bend County. Fresno Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 39%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$199,793
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
52/100
Fresno 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
33 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 D
$6,054 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 1 station

Fresno Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fresno, TX (Fort Bend County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,686 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $199,793.

  • National personnel rank #8,686 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #367 of 1,231
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Fort Bend County

Fresno Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 GS403 · Fresno Volunteer Fire Department, TX 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,686
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aviston Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $200K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aviston 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
Fresno, TX
FDID
GS403

FEMA Grant History

$200K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2014FH00896 $199,793

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Fresno Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #367 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,686 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Fresno Volunteer Fire Department is 6.4% of Fort Bend County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 514 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

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

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Needville Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Aviston Fire Protection District, IL 33 Bar Harbor Ambulance, ME 33 Bradford Volunteer Fire Department, ME 33 Breese Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 33 Brindle Ridge Fire Department, KY 33 Cairo Fire Department, IL 33 Cordova Fire Protection District, IL 33 Detroit Fire and Rescue, ME 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fresno Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fresno Volunteer Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,686 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #367 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Fresno Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Fresno 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 Fresno Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Fresno Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fresno Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Fresno Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fresno Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $199,793 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.