Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kingsville Fire Department

Kingsville, TX · Kleberg County. Kingsville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 15%
national personnel size
+59%
vs. Texas average
2
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Kingsville 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 C
27 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
54 personnel · 2 stations

Kingsville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kingsville, TX (Kleberg County), with 2 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,351 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,351 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #151 of 1,231
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Kleberg County

Kingsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 PB601 · Kingsville Fire Department, TX 54 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,351
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clay Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Kingsville, TX
FDID
PB601

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Kingsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #151 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,351 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 59% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Kingsville Fire Department carries 48.6% of Kleberg County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (111 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ricardo Volunteer Fire Department
Kingsville · volunteer
Riviera Volunteer Fire Department
Riviera · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 54 personnel

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

Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY 54 Dekalb Fire Department, IL 54 Dixfield Fire Company, ME 54 Laharpe Fire Protection District, IL 54 Naval Air Engineering Station Fire Department-Dod, NJ 54 South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District, IL 54 City of Edmonds Fire Department Administration, WA 54 Buckley Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, CO 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kingsville Fire Department have?

Kingsville Fire Department has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,351 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #151 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Kingsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kingsville Fire Department operate?

Kingsville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kingsville Fire Department?

Kingsville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kleberg 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.

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