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Potter County Fire Rescue

Amarillo, TX · Potter County. Potter County Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 88 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.

88
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Potter County Fire Rescue pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+159%
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
99/100
Potter County Fire Rescue

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
88 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
88 personnel · 1 station

Potter County Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Amarillo, TX (Potter County), with 1 station and 88 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,226 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,226 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #71 of 1,231
  • 1.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Potter County

Potter County Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

88 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 TC501 · Potter County Fire Rescue, TX 88 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 88
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,226
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Woodstock Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Woodstock Fire and Rescue 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Amarillo, TX
FDID
TC501

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Potter County Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #71 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,226 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 159% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Potter County Fire Rescue carries 27.6% of Potter County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (319 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 88 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Woodstock Fire and Rescue District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Amarillo Fire Department
Amarillo · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 88 personnel

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

Woodstock Fire and Rescue District, IL 88 Banks County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, GA 88 City of Roswell Fire Department, NM 88 Rio Tinto Energy America - Cordero Rojo Coal Company Emergency Response Team, WY 88 Hazlehurst Fire Department, GA 88 Minquadale Fire Company, DE 88 Cronomer Valley Fire Department, NY 88 Washingtonville Fire Department, NY 88

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Potter County Fire Rescue have?

Potter County Fire Rescue has 88 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 159% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,226 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #71 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Potter County Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Potter County Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Potter County Fire Rescue operate?

Potter County Fire Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Potter County Fire Rescue?

Potter County Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Potter 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.