Department profile

Volunteer

Meridian Volunteer Fire Department

Meridian, TX · Bosque County. Meridian Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

35th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Meridian 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
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Meridian Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Meridian, TX (Bosque County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,612 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,612 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #680 of 1,231
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Bosque County

Meridian Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 AZ406 · Meridian Volunteer Fire Department, TX 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,612
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 134th Ces/Cef Ten…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+ 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
Meridian, TX
FDID
AZ406

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Meridian Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #680 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,612 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Bosque County HIFLD mix around Meridian Volunteer Fire Department

Bosque County: 11 departments, 171 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 55% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN 24 Altoona Fire Department, KS 24 Andover Fire and Rescue, KS 24 Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, IL 24 Ashland Volunteer Fire Department, IL 24 Canton Volunteer Fire Department, ME 24 Catlin Fire Protection District, IL 24 Cushing Volunteer Fire Department, ME 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Meridian Volunteer Fire Department have?

Meridian Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,612 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #680 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Meridian Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Meridian 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 Meridian Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Meridian Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Meridian Volunteer Fire Department?

Meridian Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bosque 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.