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Houston Volunteer Fire Department

Houston, AL · Winston County. Houston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Houston Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

10th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$278,190
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Houston 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 F
7.5 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 B
$18,546 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 2 stations

Houston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Houston, AL (Winston County), with 2 stations and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,213 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $278,190.

  • National personnel rank #20,213 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #639 of 733
  • 13.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Winston County

Houston Volunteer Fire Department 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 06707 · Houston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MICRO · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,213
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hersey Township V…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $278K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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 AL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Houston, AL
FDID
06707

FEMA Grant History

$278K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04626 $278,190.47

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Houston Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #639 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,213 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Houston Volunteer Fire Department is 6.1% of Winston County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 244 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

13.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 15 Walker-Church Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department, MO 15 Richland Logan Fire Department, MI 15 Helper Fire Department, UT 15 Busti Fire Department Incorporated, NY 15 Vardaman Volunteer Fire Department, MS 15 Wellington Volunteer Fire Department, UT 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Houston Volunteer Fire Department have?

Houston Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,213 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #639 of 733 by personnel.

Does Houston Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Houston Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Houston Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Houston Volunteer Fire Department?

Houston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Winston County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Houston Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Houston Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $278,190.47 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Alabama?

Alabama has 1,302 fire departments with 22,091 total personnel. 51% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.