Department profile

Volunteer

Monaville Volunteer Fire Department

Waller, TX · Waller County. Monaville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Monaville Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Texas average
2
stations
$424,220
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Monaville 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 D
15.5 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
$13,685 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 2 stations

Monaville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Waller, TX (Waller County), with 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,656 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $424,220.

  • National personnel rank #9,656 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #428 of 1,231
  • 6.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Waller County

Monaville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 XC501 · Monaville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 31 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,656
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andrews City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $424K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andrews City Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Waller, TX
FDID
XC501

FEMA Grant History

$424K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00252 $424,220

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Monaville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #428 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,656 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Waller County HIFLD mix around Monaville Volunteer Fire Department

Waller County: 10 departments, 149 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Andrews City Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Brookshire Volunteer Fire Department
Brookshire · volunteer
Tri-County Fire Department
Waller · other
Tri-County Fire Department
Hockley · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Andrews City Fire Department, SC 31 Bagdad Fire Protection District, KY 31 Brimfield Community Fire Protection District, IL 31 Brooklin Volunteer Fire Department, ME 31 Cissna Park Fire Protection District, IL 31 Clin-Clair Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 31 Dakota Fire Protection District, IL 31 Glenburn Fire Department, ME 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monaville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Monaville Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,656 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #428 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Monaville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Monaville 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 Monaville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Monaville Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monaville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Monaville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Monaville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $424,220 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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