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Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Richland Springs, TX · San Saba County. Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-47%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Richland Springs 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
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Richland Springs, TX (San Saba County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,799 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,799 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #952 of 1,231
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in San Saba County

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 VG302 · Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,799
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Baileyville Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Baileyville 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
Richland Springs, TX
FDID
VG302

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #952 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,799 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 47% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department carries 50.0% of San Saba County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (36 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Cherokee Volunteer Fire Department
Cherokee · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Baileyville Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18 Bradley Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18 Camp Point Fire Protection District, IL 18 Carbon Cliff Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 18 Cornville Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18 Cundys Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18 Ellsworth Fire Department, IL 18 Emington-Campus Fire Protection District, IL 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,799 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #952 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Richland Springs 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 Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving San Saba 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.