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Pearland Volunteer Fire Department

Pearland, TX · Brazoria County. Pearland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 55 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

55
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 14%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. Texas average
4
stations
$3,296,053
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
51/100
Pearland 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
13.8 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 A
$59,928 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
55 personnel · 4 stations

Pearland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pearland, TX (Brazoria County), with 4 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,229 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,296,053.

  • National personnel rank #3,229 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #148 of 1,231
  • 7.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • 23 other listed departments in Brazoria County

Pearland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 BB523 · Pearland Volunteer Fire Department, TX 55 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,229
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boothbay Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $3.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Pearland, TX
FDID
BB523

FEMA Grant History

$3.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2018)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00545 $1,718,212.11
2011 EMW2010FH01111 $-11,093
2011 EMW2010FF00618 $-70,161
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0111 $1,659,095

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Pearland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #148 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,229 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Pearland Volunteer Fire Department is 9.6% of Brazoria County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 572 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 14% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department
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Brazoria Fire Department
Brazoria · volunteer
Clute Volunteer Fire Department
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Columbia Lakes Volunteer Fire Department
West Columbia · volunteer
Damon Volunteer Fire Department
Damon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department, ME 55 Brunswick Fire Department - Central Station, ME 55 Clay City Fire Protection District, IL 55 Clearwater Fire Department, KS 55 Cornbelt Fire Protection District, IL 55 Forman Fire Protection District / Forman Ambulance Service, IL 55 Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company, PA 55 Madawaska Fire Department, ME 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pearland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Pearland Volunteer Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,229 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #148 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Pearland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pearland 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 Pearland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Pearland Volunteer Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pearland Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Pearland Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pearland Volunteer Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $3,296,053.11 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.