Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Richardson Fire Department

Richardson, TX · Dallas County. Richardson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 151 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.

151
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richardson Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+344%
vs. Texas average
6
stations
$340,000
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
54/100
Richardson 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 C
25.2 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
151 personnel · 6 stations

Richardson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Richardson, TX (Dallas County), with 6 stations and 151 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #407 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $340,000.

  • National personnel rank #407 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #35 of 1,231
  • 3.97 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Dallas County

Richardson Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

151 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 DH722 · Richardson Fire Department, TX 151 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 151
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #407
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rocky Mount
  • FEMA-LIGHT $340K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rocky Mount Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Richardson, TX
FDID
DH722

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0265 $340,000

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Richardson Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #35 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #407 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 344% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Richardson Fire Department is 3.8% of Dallas County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 3,996 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.97 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 151 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rocky Mount Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 151 personnel

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

Rocky Mount Fire Department, NC 151 Somerville Fire Department, MA 151 Elmendorf Fire and Emergency Services, AK 151 Greenport Fire Department, NY 151 North Little Rock Fire Department, AR 151 Orland Fire Protection District, IL 152 South Kitsap Fire and Rescue, WA 150 Hoover Fire Department, AL 150

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richardson Fire Department have?

Richardson Fire Department has 151 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 344% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #407 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #35 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Richardson Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Richardson Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Richardson Fire Department operate?

Richardson Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richardson Fire Department?

Richardson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Dallas County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Richardson Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Richardson Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $340,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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