Department profile

Volunteer

Kyle Volunteer Fire Department

Kyle, TX · Hays County. Kyle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 85 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

85
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 6%
national personnel size
+150%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
86/100
Kyle 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 A
42.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
85 personnel · 2 stations

Kyle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kyle, TX (Hays County), with 2 stations and 85 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,308 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,308 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #75 of 1,231
  • 2.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Hays County

Kyle Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

85 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 KG405 · Kyle Volunteer Fire Department, TX 85 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 85
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,308
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Antioch Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Antioch Volunteer 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Kyle, TX
FDID
KG405

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW2008FF01179 $-18,861

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Kyle Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #75 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,308 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 150% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Hays County HIFLD mix around Kyle Volunteer Fire Department

Hays County: 14 departments, 343 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 7% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 85 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Buda Volunteer Fire Department
Buda · volunteer
Henly Volunteer Fire Department
Dripping Springs · volunteer
North Hays County Volunteer Fire Department
Dripping Springs · volunteer
Uhland Volunteer Fire Department
Uhland · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 85 personnel

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

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department, IL 85 Berwyn Fire Department, IL 85 Gettysburg Fire Department, PA 85 Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Department, NY 85 Terryville Volunteer Fire Department, CT 85 Elmwood Park Fire Department, NJ 85 Millbrook Fire Department, AL 85 Mount Holly Fire and Rescue, NC 85

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kyle Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kyle Volunteer Fire Department has 85 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 150% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,308 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #75 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Kyle Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kyle 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 Kyle Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kyle Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kyle Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Kyle Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kyle Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-18,861 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.