Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department

Corpus Christi, TX · Nueces County. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 77 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.

77
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+126%
vs. Texas average
4
stations
$6,502,314
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
36/100
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi 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
19.3 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
77 personnel · 4 stations

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Corpus Christi, TX (Nueces County), with 4 stations and 77 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,592 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $6,502,314.

  • National personnel rank #1,592 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #83 of 1,231
  • 5.19 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Nueces County

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

77 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 N7002 · Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department, TX 77 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 77
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,592
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greater Round Lak…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $6.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, 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
CAREER
Location
Corpus Christi, TX
FDID
N7002

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01383 $378,005.45
2014 EMW2012FH00079 $409,664
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0007 $5,714,645

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #83 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,592 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 126% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Nueces County HIFLD mix around Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department

Nueces County: 9 departments, 649 personnel (2 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 78% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.19 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 77 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Corpus Christi Fire Department
Corpus Christi · career
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Nationwide career peers near 77 personnel

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

Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, IL 77 Poulsbo Fire Department, WA 77 Medford Fire and Rescue, OR 77 Stayton Rural Fire Protection District - Stayton Station, OR 77 New Bern Fire Rescue Department, NC 77 Westport Fire Department, CT 77 Clovis Fire Department, NM 77 Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District, FL 77

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department have?

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department has 77 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 126% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,592 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #83 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department operate?

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department?

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Nueces County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $6,502,314.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Texas?

Texas has 1,879 fire departments with 63,369 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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