Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Midland, TX · Midland County. Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Career (Paid) department, 9 stations and 198 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.

198
Total personnel
9
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+482%
vs. Texas average
9
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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
22 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
198 personnel · 9 stations

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Midland, TX (Midland County), with 9 stations and 198 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #232 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #232 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #20 of 1,231
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Midland County

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

198 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 RV701 · Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 198 personnel · 9 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 198
  • STA-MULTI 9 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #232
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Green Bay
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Green Bay Fire Department, WI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Midland, TX
FDID
RV701

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #20 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #232 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 482% above the state average
Stations
9
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services carries 80.8% of Midland County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (245 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (9 stations / 198 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Green Bay Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Midland Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 198 personnel

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

Green Bay Fire Department, WI 198 Dauntless Volunteer Fire Company, PA 198 Georgetown County Rural Fire Department, SC 198 Goshen Fire Department - Dikeman Engine and Hose Company, NY 198 Pompano Beach Fire Rescue, FL 194 Bakersfield Fire Department, CA 202 Newton Fire Department, MA 194 West Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL 193

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 198 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 482% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #232 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #20 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 9 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Midland Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Midland County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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