Department profile

Volunteer

Huntsville Fire Department

Huntsville, TX · Walker County. Huntsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Huntsville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+18%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
15/100
Huntsville 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
13.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 3 stations

Huntsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Huntsville, TX (Walker County), with 3 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,081 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,081 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #250 of 1,231
  • 7.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Walker County

Huntsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 XB601 · Huntsville Fire Department, TX 40 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,081
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albany Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albany Fire Protection District, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Huntsville, TX
FDID
XB601

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2013)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00867 $-20,854
2008 EMW2007FF01003 $-30,742
2007 EMW2006FF04180 $-9,965
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0418 $-9,965

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Huntsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #250 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,081 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Huntsville Fire Department carries 31.3% of Walker County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (128 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 63% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albany Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dodge Volunteer Fire Department
Dodge · volunteer
Riverside Volunteer Fire Department
Riverside · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Albany Fire Protection District, IL 40 Alfred Fire and Rescue Department, ME 40 Alhambra Fire Protection District, IL 40 Alorton Volunteer Fire Department, IL 40 Barren River Volunteer Fire Department, KY 40 Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, IL 40 Bucksport Public Safety, ME 40 Clinton Fire Department, IL 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Huntsville Fire Department have?

Huntsville Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,081 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #250 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Huntsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Huntsville Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Huntsville Fire Department operate?

Huntsville Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Huntsville Fire Department?

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

Has Huntsville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Huntsville Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $-71,526 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.