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Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Mineral Wells, TX · Palo Pinto County. Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 57 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.

57
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+68%
vs. Texas average
2
stations
$800,511
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Mineral Wells Fire 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 B
28.5 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
57 personnel · 2 stations

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Mineral Wells, TX (Palo Pinto County), with 2 stations and 57 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,921 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $800,511.

  • National personnel rank #2,921 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #131 of 1,231
  • 3.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Palo Pinto County

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

57 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 SW605 · Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services, TX 57 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 57
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,921
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bristol-Kendall F…
  • FEMA-MID $801K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, 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
Mineral Wells, TX
FDID
SW605

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00101 $695,238.51
2016 EMW2015FV00639 $190,477
2008 EMW2007FF01074 $-85,205

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #131 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,921 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 68% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services carries 32.2% of Palo Pinto County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (177 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 57 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Gordon Volunteer Fire Department
Gordon · volunteer
Strawn Volunteer Fire Department
Strawn · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 57 personnel

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

Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, IL 57 Coal City Fire Protection District, IL 57 Geneseo Fire Protection District / Geneseo Ambulance Service, IL 57 Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod, ND 57 Hollis Fire Department and Rescue, ME 57 LA Grange Park Fire Department, IL 57 Old Orchard Beach Fire Department, ME 57 Roberts Park Fire Protection District, IL 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 57 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 68% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,921 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #131 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Palo Pinto County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Mineral Wells Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $800,510.51 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.