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Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department

Lockhart, TX · Caldwell County. Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-68%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$399,637
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
42/100
Mid-County 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 F
11 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 A
$36,331 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
11 personnel · 1 station

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lockhart, TX (Caldwell County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,749 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $399,637.

  • National personnel rank #21,749 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,168 of 1,231
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Caldwell County

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 BR110 · Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,749
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 156th Cuerpo Emer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $400K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department, PR (+ 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
Lockhart, TX
FDID
BR110

FEMA Grant History

$400K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FR00222 $399,637

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,168 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,749 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 68% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department is 7.0% of Caldwell County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 157 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 20% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department, PR (+0 personnel).

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McMahan Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department, PR 11 Bisbee Fire Department, AZ 11 Deblois Volunteer Fire Department, ME 11 Dunklin Fire Department, SC 11 Energy Volunteer Fire Department, IL 11 Laurelbrook Fire Department, TN 11 Rockwood Fire and Rescue Department, ME 11 Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, OR 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 68% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,749 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,168 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Mid-County 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 Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $399,637 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.