Department profile

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Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Mabank, TX · Henderson County. Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Texas average
2
stations
$229,435
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
29/100
Payne Springs 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 D
18.5 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 D
$6,201 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 2 stations

Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mabank, TX (Henderson County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,112 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $229,435.

  • National personnel rank #7,112 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #296 of 1,231
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Henderson County

Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 KK214 · Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 37 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,112
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allendale Rural F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $229K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Allendale Rural Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Mabank, TX
FDID
KK214

FEMA Grant History

$229K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03120 $229,435.47

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #296 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,112 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department is 9.8% of Henderson County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 379 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 4% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Allendale Rural Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Allendale Rural Fire Protection District, IL 37 Broadview Fire Department, IL 37 Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance, ME 37 Chicago Ridge Fire Department, IL 37 Fairfield Fire Department, ME 37 Farmington Fire and Rescue, ME 37 Hermon Fire Department, ME 37 Homewood Fire Department, IL 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,112 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #296 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Payne Springs 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 Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $229,435.47 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.