Department profile

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Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department

Jourdanton, TX · Atascosa County. Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Texas average
2
stations
$180,500
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
25/100
Jourdanton 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 D
17.5 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 F
$5,157 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jourdanton, TX (Atascosa County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,873 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,500.

  • National personnel rank #7,873 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #333 of 1,231
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 0 other listed departments in Atascosa County

Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 AH406 · Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 35 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,873
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bethalto
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bethalto Fire Department, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Jourdanton, TX
FDID
AH406

FEMA Grant History

$181K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FV00396 $180,500

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #333 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,873 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department is 0.4% of Atascosa County roster mass

The county lists 2 departments totaling 9,820 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bethalto Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Bethalto Fire Department, IL 35 Bismarck Fire Protection District - Bismarck Station, IL 35 Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department, IL 35 Buda Fire Protection District, IL 35 Bushnell Fire Protection District, IL 35 Calais Fire Department, ME 35 Carpenter Technology Fire and Rescue Services, PA 35 Chebanse Township Rural Fire Protection District, IL 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,873 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #333 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Jourdanton Volunteer 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 Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (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.