Department profile

Volunteer

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Brenham, TX · Washington County. Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. Texas average
2
stations

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
9/100
Prairie Hill Rocky Hill 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
11 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
22 personnel · 2 stations

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brenham, TX (Washington County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,911 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,911 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #755 of 1,231
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Washington County

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 XG308 · Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,911
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allensville Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Brenham, TX
FDID
XG308

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #755 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,911 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department is 8.1% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 6 departments totaling 270 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Brenham Fire Department
Brenham · volunteer
Washington Volunteer Fire Department
Washington · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Allin Township Fire Protection District, IL 22 Aurora Township Fire Protection District, IL 22 Brown County Fire Protection District, IL 22 Buckfield Fire Department, ME 22 Cave Eastern Fire Protection District, IL 22 Central Warren Fire Protection District, IL 22 Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department, ME 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department have?

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,911 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #755 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill 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 Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department?

Prairie Hill Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washington 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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