Department profile

Volunteer

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department

Schulenburg, TX · Fayette County. Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
-6%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$862,882
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Schulenburg 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 B
32 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
$26,965 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Schulenburg, TX (Fayette County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,318 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $862,882.

  • National personnel rank #9,318 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #406 of 1,231
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Fayette County

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 GK408 · Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department, TX 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,318
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andalusia Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-MID $863K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andalusia Fire Protection 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Schulenburg, TX
FDID
GK408

FEMA Grant History

$863K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05819 $862,881.81

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #406 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,318 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 6% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Fayette County HIFLD mix around Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department

Fayette County: 10 departments, 228 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department
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Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department
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LA Grange Volunteer Fire Department
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Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Department
Ledbetter · volunteer
Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department
Muldoon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL 32 Athens Fancy Prairie Fire Protection District, IL 32 Belknap Volunteer Fire Department, IL 32 Bensenville Fire Protection District, IL 32 Bremen Fire Department, ME 32 Chatham Fire and Emergency Medical Services, IL 32 Coyne Center Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services District, IL 32 Dwight Fire Protection District, IL 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,318 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #406 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Schulenburg 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 Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $862,881.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.