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North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders

Sulphur Springs, TX · Hopkins County. North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 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.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

7th pct.
national personnel size
-59%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$354,237
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
43/100
North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders

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
14 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 B
$25,303 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
14 personnel · 1 station

North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is a Volunteer department serving Sulphur Springs, TX (Hopkins County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,850 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $354,237.

  • National personnel rank #20,850 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,098 of 1,231
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Hopkins County

North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 KT404 · North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders, TX 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,850
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 1st Rural Fire De…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $354K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS (+ 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
Sulphur Springs, TX
FDID
KT404

FEMA Grant History

$354K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01884 $130,678.43
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00212 $223,558.42

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,098 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,850 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 59% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Hopkins County HIFLD mix around North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders

Hopkins County: 10 departments, 134 personnel (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arbala Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Sulphur Springs · volunteer
Brinker Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Sulphur Springs · volunteer
Como Volunteer Fire Department
Pickton · volunteer
Hopkins County Fire and Rescue
Sulphur Springs · career
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS 14 Ada Ottawa Lincoln, KS 14 Alexandria Township Fire Department, KS 14 Belvue Fire Department, KS 14 Cincinnati Fire Protection District, IL 14 Cobden Volunteer Fire Department, IL 14 Concord Volunteer Fire Department, IL 14 Dowelltown Fire Department, TN 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders have?

North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,850 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,098 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders provide EMS services?

Yes, North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders operate?

North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders?

North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders is a Volunteer department serving Hopkins County, TX. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders received federal grants?

Yes, North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $354,236.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.