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Novice Volunteer Fire Department

Paris, TX · Lamar County. Novice Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+26%
vs. Texas average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Novice 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 A
43 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
43 personnel · 1 station

Novice Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Paris, TX (Lamar County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,352 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,352 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #220 of 1,231
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Lamar County

Novice Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 PG402 · Novice Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,352
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barnwell
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Barnwell 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
Paris, TX
FDID
PG402

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Novice Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #220 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,352 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 26% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Lamar County HIFLD mix around Novice Volunteer Fire Department

Lamar County: 23 departments, 402 personnel (14 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 61% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Blossom Volunteer Fire Department
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Deport Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Barnwell Fire Department, SC 43 Coulterville Volunteer Community Fire Protection District, IL 43 Fort Gordon Fire and Emergency Services, GA 43 Garden City Fire Department, KS 43 Hillsboro Fire Department, IL 43 Mascoutah Fire Department, IL 43 New Boston-Eliza Fire Protection District, IL 43 Patoka Fire Protection District / Patoka Ambulance Service, IL 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Novice Volunteer Fire Department have?

Novice Volunteer Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,352 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #220 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Novice Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Novice Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Novice Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Novice Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Novice Volunteer Fire Department?

Novice Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lamar 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.

Related guides

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