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Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Friendswood, TX · Galveston County. Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 101 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.

101
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+197%
vs. Texas average
3
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
33.7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
101 personnel · 3 stations

Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Friendswood, TX (Galveston County), with 3 stations and 101 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #907 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #907 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #54 of 1,231
  • 2.97 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Galveston County

Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

101 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 HA506 · Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 101 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 101
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #907
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Evergreen Park
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Evergreen Park Fire Department, 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
Friendswood, TX
FDID
HA506

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #54 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #907 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 197% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Galveston County HIFLD mix around Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Galveston County: 22 departments, 608 personnel (10 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 55% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.97 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 101 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Evergreen Park Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bacliff Volunteer Fire Department
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Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department
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Galveston Fire Department
Galveston · career
Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department
Hitchcock · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 101 personnel

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

Evergreen Park Fire Department, IL 101 McKenzie Fire and Rescue, OR 101 Teaneck Fire Department, NJ 101 Gilmer County Fire Department, GA 101 Screven County Fire Department, GA 101 Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 101 Walton County Fire Rescue, GA 101 Fairport Fire Department, NY 101

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 101 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 197% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #907 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #54 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Galveston 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.

Related guides

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