Department profile

Volunteer

Kermit Volunteer Fire Department

Kermit, TX · Winkler County. Kermit Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 41%
national personnel size
-6%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Kermit 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 B
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Kermit Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kermit, TX (Winkler County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,145 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,145 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #398 of 1,231
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Winkler County

Kermit Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 XX501 · Kermit Volunteer Fire Department, TX 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,145
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andalusia Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andalusia 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Kermit, TX
FDID
XX501

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Kermit Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #398 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,145 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 6% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Kermit Volunteer Fire Department carries 68.1% of Winkler County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (47 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Wink Volunteer Fire Department
Wink · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL 32 Athens Fancy Prairie Fire Protection District, IL 32 Belknap Volunteer Fire Department, IL 32 Bensenville Fire Protection District, IL 32 Bremen Fire Department, ME 32 Chatham Fire and Emergency Medical Services, IL 32 Coyne Center Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services District, IL 32 Dwight Fire Protection District, IL 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kermit Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kermit Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,145 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #398 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Kermit Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kermit 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 Kermit Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kermit Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kermit Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.