Howard County Volunteer Fire Department - Sand Springs

What This Data Tells You About Howard County Volunteer Fire Department - Sand Springs

Howard County Volunteer Fire Department - Sand Springs operates as a Volunteer department in Big Spring, within Howard County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 96 total personnel, 9 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Texas has 1,879 registered fire departments and 63,369 total personnel, averaging roughly 34 staff per department. Howard County Volunteer Fire Department - Sand Springs runs 182% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 162,000 fires, 241 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.