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Krum Volunteer Fire Department

Krum, TX · Denton County. Krum Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Krum Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

27th pct.
national personnel size
-38%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$675,050
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Krum 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 C
21 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
$32,145 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Krum Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Krum, TX (Denton County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,330 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $675,050.

  • National personnel rank #16,330 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #779 of 1,231
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Denton County

Krum Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 DR308 · Krum Volunteer Fire Department, TX 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,330
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Almena Area
  • FEMA-MID $675K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Almena Area 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Krum, TX
FDID
DR308

FEMA Grant History

$675K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00564 $675,049.93

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Krum Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #779 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,330 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Krum Volunteer Fire Department is 2.6% of Denton County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 818 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

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

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Aubrey · volunteer
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Denton · career
Double Oak Volunteer Fire Department
Double Oak · volunteer
Flower Mound Fire Department
Flower Mound · career
Highland Village Fire Department
Highland Village · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Almena Area Fire Department, KS 21 Ashmore Fire Protection District, IL 21 Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, ME 21 Bridgewater Fire Department, ME 21 Easton Rural Fire Department, IL 21 Federal Prison Camp Fire Department, WV 21 Golconda Volunteer Fire Department, IL 21 Havana Rural Fire Protection District, IL 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Krum Volunteer Fire Department have?

Krum Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,330 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #779 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Krum Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Krum Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Krum Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Krum Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Krum Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Krum Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $675,049.93 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.