Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Jacksonville Fire Department

Jacksonville, TX · Cherokee County. Jacksonville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jacksonville Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Texas average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Jacksonville 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 A
47 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
47 personnel · 1 station

Jacksonville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jacksonville, TX (Cherokee County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,457 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,457 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #186 of 1,231
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Cherokee County

Jacksonville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 CB602 · Jacksonville Fire Department, TX 47 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,457
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Abingdon Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Abingdon Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Jacksonville, TX
FDID
CB602

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Jacksonville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #186 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,457 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

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

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Alto Fire Department
Alto · volunteer
Gallatin Volunteer Fire Department
Gallatin · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 47 personnel

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

Abingdon Fire Protection District, IL 47 Bradley Fire Department, IL 47 Caribou Fire and Ambulance, ME 47 Caseyville Volunteer Fire Department, IL 47 Wilmette Fire Department, IL 47 Lanett Fire and Emergency Medical Services, AL 47 City of Jackson Fire Department, MI 47 Naugatuck Fire Department, CT 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jacksonville Fire Department have?

Jacksonville Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,457 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #186 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Jacksonville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jacksonville Fire Department operate?

Jacksonville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jacksonville Fire Department?

Jacksonville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cherokee County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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