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Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department

Shallowater, TX · Lubbock County. Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 64 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

64
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+88%
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
94/100
Shallowater 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 A
64 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
64 personnel · 1 station

Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Shallowater, TX (Lubbock County), with 1 station and 64 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,336 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,336 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #109 of 1,231
  • 1.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Lubbock County

Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

64 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 PY406 · Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department, TX 64 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 64
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,336
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belfast Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Belfast 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
Shallowater, TX
FDID
PY406

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #109 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,336 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Lubbock County HIFLD mix around Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department

Lubbock County: 10 departments, 515 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 64 roster).

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

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

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New Deal Volunteer Fire Department
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Ransom Canyon Volunteer Fire Department
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Woodrow Volunteer Fire Department
Lubbock · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 64 personnel

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

Belfast Volunteer Fire Department, ME 64 Calumet City Fire Department, IL 64 Fairbury Fire Department, IL 64 Fulton Fire Protection District, IL 64 Northern Tazewell Fire Protection District/Rescue Squad, IL 64 Shelby County Fire Department, KY 64 Zillah City Fire and Rescue, WA 64 Pascoag Fire Department, RI 64

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department have?

Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department has 64 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,336 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #109 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Shallowater 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 Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department?

Shallowater Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lubbock 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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