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Needham Volunteer Fire Department

Conroe, TX · Montgomery County. Needham Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 46 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

46
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Needham Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Texas average
4
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Needham 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 F
11.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
46 personnel · 4 stations

Needham Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Conroe, TX (Montgomery County), with 4 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,638 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,638 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #195 of 1,231
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Needham Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 SA409 · Needham Volunteer Fire Department, TX 46 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,638
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anderson County F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, 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
Conroe, TX
FDID
SA409

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Needham Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #195 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,638 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Needham Volunteer Fire Department is 6.1% of Montgomery County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 756 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Conroe Fire Department
Conroe · other
Cut-N-Shoot Volunteer Fire Department
Cut And Shoot · other
Lake Conroe Fire Department
Conroe · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC 46 Berkeley Fire Department, IL 46 Dolton Fire Department, IL 46 Frankfort Fire Protection District, IL 46 Greenup Fire Department, IL 46 Jay Volunteer Fire Department, ME 46 Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District - Hanna City, IL 46 Lubec Volunteer Fire Department, ME 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Needham Volunteer Fire Department have?

Needham Volunteer Fire Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,638 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #195 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Needham Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Needham 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 Needham Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Needham Volunteer Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Needham Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.