Department profile

Volunteer

Point Volunteer Fire Department

Point, TX · Rains County. Point Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

9th pct.
national personnel size
-56%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$364,286
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
45/100
Point 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
15 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 B
$24,286 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Point Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Point, TX (Rains County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,411 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $364,286.

  • National personnel rank #20,411 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,074 of 1,231
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Rains County

Point Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 TG302 · Point Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,411
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alta Vista City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $364K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alta Vista City Fire Department, 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
Point, TX
FDID
TG302

FEMA Grant History

$364K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07807 $364,285.71

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Point Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,074 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,411 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 56% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Rains County HIFLD mix around Point Volunteer Fire Department

Rains County: 3 departments, 73 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alta Vista City Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Emory Volunteer Fire Department
Emory · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Alta Vista City Fire Department, KS 15 Argonia Fire Department, KS 15 Atwood Fire Department, KS 15 Barnard Rural Fire Department, KS 15 Barstow Fire Protection District, IL 15 Brooklyn Fire Protection District, IL 15 Brooks Volunteer Fire Department, ME 15 Buffalo Fire Protection District, IL 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Point Volunteer Fire Department have?

Point Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 56% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,411 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,074 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Point Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Point 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 Point Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Point Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Point Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Point Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Point Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $364,285.71 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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