Department profile

Volunteer

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department

Gainesville, TX · Cooke County. Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 95 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

95
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+179%
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
90/100
Lake Kiowa 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
47.5 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
95 personnel · 2 stations

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gainesville, TX (Cooke County), with 2 stations and 95 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,053 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,053 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #63 of 1,231
  • 2.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Cooke County

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

95 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 CW404 · Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department, TX 95 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 95
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,053
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barber County Rur…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Barber County Rural 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
Gainesville, TX
FDID
CW404

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #63 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,053 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 179% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department carries 41.9% of Cooke County HIFLD personnel

Among 13 listed departments (227 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 95 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Barber County Rural Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Gainesville Fire Department
Gainesville · career
Muenster Volunteer Fire Department
Muenster · volunteer
Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department
Gainesville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 95 personnel

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

Barber County Rural Fire Department, KS 95 Northbrook Fire Department, IL 95 Abbottstown Fire Company, PA 95 Fairfield Fire Department, CT 95 Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, MD 95 Water Witch Fire Company, MD 95 Old Lyme Fire Department, CT 95 Sellersville Fire Department, PA 95

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department has 95 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 179% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,053 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #63 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lake Kiowa 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 Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department?

Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cooke 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.