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Katy Fire Department

Katy, TX · Harris County. Katy Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 76 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.

76
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Katy Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+124%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$2,138,783
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Katy 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
76 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
$28,142 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
76 personnel · 1 station

Katy Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Katy, TX (Harris County), with 1 station and 76 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,623 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,138,783.

  • National personnel rank #1,623 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #85 of 1,231
  • 1.32 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 60 other listed departments in Harris County

Katy Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

76 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 GS505 · Katy Fire Department, TX 76 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 76
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,623
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Manhattan
  • FEMA-MID $2.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Manhattan Fire Department, KS (+ 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
Katy, TX
FDID
GS505

FEMA Grant History

$2.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FH00610 $2,138,783

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Katy Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #85 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,623 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 124% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Katy Fire Department is 1.1% of Harris County roster mass

The county lists 78 departments totaling 7,018 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.32 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 76 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Manhattan Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aldine Fire and Rescue
Houston · volunteer
Baytown Fire and Rescue
Baytown · career
Bellaire Fire Department
Bellaire · career
Channelview Volunteer Fire Department
Channelview · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 76 personnel

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

Manhattan Fire Department, KS 76 Newberg Fire Department, OR 76 Alma-Bacon County Fire Department, GA 76 Carson City Fire Department, NV 76 Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department, CT 76 Cole County Fire Protection District, MO 76 Fair Grove Fire Department Main, NC 76 Summerfield Fire Department, NC 76

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Katy Fire Department have?

Katy Fire Department has 76 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 124% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,623 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #85 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Katy Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Katy Fire Department operate?

Katy Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Katy Fire Department?

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

Has Katy Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Katy Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,138,783 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.