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Somerville Volunteer Fire Department

Somerville, TX · Burleson County. Somerville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 50%
national personnel size
-15%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Somerville 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
29 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
29 personnel · 1 station

Somerville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Somerville, TX (Burleson County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,224 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,224 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #514 of 1,231
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Burleson County

Somerville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 BN405 · Somerville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,224
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Astoria Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Astoria 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
Somerville, TX
FDID
BN405

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Somerville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #514 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,224 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Burleson County HIFLD mix around Somerville Volunteer Fire Department

Burleson County: 8 departments, 162 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 13% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Blackjack Volunteer Fire Department
Rockdale · volunteer
Snook Volunteer Fire Department
Snook · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Astoria Fire Protection District, IL 29 Belvidere Fire Department, IL 29 Benson Community Fire Protection District, IL 29 Burnham Fire Department, IL 29 City of Dixon Volunteer Fire Department, KY 29 Fort Kent Fire Department, ME 29 Freeburg Fire Protection District, IL 29 Glen Echo Volunteer Fire Department, MD 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somerville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Somerville Volunteer Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,224 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #514 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Somerville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Somerville 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 Somerville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Somerville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Somerville Volunteer Fire Department?

Somerville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Burleson 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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