Department profile

Volunteer

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department

Clyde, TX · Callahan County. Oplin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

7th pct.
national personnel size
-59%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Oplin 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
14 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
14 personnel · 1 station

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clyde, TX (Callahan 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 #20,862 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,862 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,101 of 1,231
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Callahan County

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department 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 BT201 · Oplin Volunteer Fire Department, TX 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #20,862
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 1st Rural Fire De…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 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
Clyde, TX
FDID
BT201

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Oplin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,101 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,862 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

Callahan County HIFLD mix around Oplin Volunteer Fire Department

Callahan County: 6 departments, 97 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% 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).

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

Nearby Departments

Baird Volunteer Fire Department
Baird · volunteer
Clyde Volunteer Fire Department
Clyde · volunteer
Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department
Cross Plains · other
Eula Volunteer Fire Department
Clyde · volunteer
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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 Oplin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department 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 #20,862 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,101 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Oplin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Oplin Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Oplin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oplin Volunteer Fire Department?

Oplin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Callahan 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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