Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue

Sulphur Springs, TX · Hopkins County. Hopkins County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

10th pct.
national personnel size
-56%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$591,909
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
50/100
Hopkins County Fire and Rescue

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 D
15 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 A
$39,461 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Sulphur Springs, TX (Hopkins County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,211 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $591,909.

  • National personnel rank #20,211 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,059 of 1,231
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Hopkins County

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 KT601 · Hopkins County Fire and Rescue, TX 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,211
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alta Vista City
  • FEMA-MID $592K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alta Vista City Fire Department, KS (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Sulphur Springs, TX
FDID
KT601

FEMA Grant History

$592K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-12131 $591,909.09

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Hopkins County Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,059 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,211 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 56% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Hopkins County

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alta Vista City Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arbala Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Sulphur Springs · volunteer
Brinker Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Sulphur Springs · volunteer
Como Volunteer Fire Department
Pickton · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 15 personnel

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

Alta Vista City Fire Department, KS 15 Argonia Fire Department, KS 15 Atwood Fire Department, KS 15 Barnard Rural Fire Department, KS 15 Rural/ Metro Fire Department Federal Express Operation, TN 15 Umatilla Chemical Depot Fire Department-Dod, OR 15 Little Compton Fire Department, RI 15 Iron Mountain Fire Department, MI 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hopkins County Fire and Rescue have?

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 56% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,211 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,059 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Hopkins County Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Hopkins County Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Hopkins County Fire and Rescue operate?

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hopkins County Fire and Rescue?

Hopkins County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Hopkins County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Hopkins County Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Hopkins County Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $591,909.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.