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Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department

Geronimo, TX · Guadalupe County. Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
-18%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$445,275
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
60/100
Geronimo 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
28 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
$15,903 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Geronimo, TX (Guadalupe County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,492 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $445,275.

  • National personnel rank #11,492 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #529 of 1,231
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Guadalupe County

Geronimo 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 HS407 · Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,492
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 182nd Air Wing Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $445K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 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
Geronimo, TX
FDID
HS407

FEMA Grant History

$445K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FR-0008 $445,275

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #529 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,492 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department is 8.4% of Guadalupe County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 333 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

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

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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 Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department have?

Geronimo 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 #11,492 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #529 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $445,275 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.