Department profile

Career (Paid)

Mission Fire Department - Central Station

Mission, TX · Hidalgo County. Mission Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 62 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

62
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Mission Fire Department - Central Station pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+82%
vs. Texas average
3
stations
$838,533
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
46/100
Mission Fire Department - Central Station

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
20.7 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 C
$13,525 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
62 personnel · 3 stations

Mission Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Mission, TX (Hidalgo County), with 3 stations and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,451 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $838,533.

  • National personnel rank #2,451 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #114 of 1,231
  • 4.84 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Hidalgo County

Mission Fire Department - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 KN610 · Mission Fire Department - Central Station, TX 62 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,451
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burbank
  • FEMA-MID $839K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burbank Fire Department, IL (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Mission, TX
FDID
KN610

FEMA Grant History

$839K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00288 $838,532.79

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Mission Fire Department - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #114 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,451 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 82% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Mission Fire Department - Central Station is 8.3% of Hidalgo County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 750 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.84 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burbank Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 62 personnel

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

Burbank Fire Department, IL 62 Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company, IL 62 Gurnee Fire Department, IL 62 Harvey Fire Department, IL 62 Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department, IL 62 Niagara Falls Air Reserve Fire Station-Dod, NY 62 Vance Fire Department-Dod, OK 62 Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department-Dod, MA 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mission Fire Department - Central Station have?

Mission Fire Department - Central Station has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,451 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #114 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Mission Fire Department - Central Station provide EMS services?

Mission Fire Department - Central Station 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 Mission Fire Department - Central Station operate?

Mission Fire Department - Central Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mission Fire Department - Central Station?

Mission Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Hidalgo County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Mission Fire Department - Central Station received federal grants?

Yes, Mission Fire Department - Central Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $838,532.79 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (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.