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Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services

Glen Rose, TX · Somervell County. Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+21%
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
84/100
Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services

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
41 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Glen Rose, TX (Somervell County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,786 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,786 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #243 of 1,231
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Somervell County

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 VT401 · Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services, TX 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,786
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blue Ridge Paper…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blue Ridge Paper Products Emergency Response, NC (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Glen Rose, TX
FDID
VT401

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #243 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,786 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 21% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services carries 100.0% of Somervell County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (41 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Blue Ridge Paper Products Emergency Response, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Blue Ridge Paper Products Emergency Response, NC 41 Buxton Fire Department, ME 41 Byron Fire Department and Ambulance, IL 41 Corinth Volunteer Fire Department, ME 41 Galena Air Station Fire Department-Dod, AK 41 Hampshire Fire Protection District, IL 41 Hiram Volunteer Fire Department - South Hiram Station, ME 41 Holiday Shores Fire Protection District, IL 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services have?

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,786 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #243 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services operate?

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services?

Somervell County Fire/Rescue Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Somervell 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.