Department profile

Volunteer

Stanton Volunteer Fire Department

Stanton, TX · Martin County. Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

21st pct.
national personnel size
-41%
vs. Texas average

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Stanton 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
No station count on file for this department
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
20 personnel

Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stanton, TX (Martin County) and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,690 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,690 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #870 of 1,231
  • 1 other listed department in Martin County

Stanton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 RC402 · Stanton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,690
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Abilene
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Abilene Fire Department, KS (+ 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
Stanton, TX
FDID
RC402

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Stanton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #870 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,690 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 41% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Stanton Volunteer Fire Department carries 51.3% of Martin County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (39 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Abilene Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Lenorah Volunteer Fire Department
Lenorah · volunteer
All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Abilene Fire Department, KS 20 Alliant Techsystems Incorporated - Launch Systems Fire Department, UT 20 Andover Fire Department, ME 20 Anna Fire Department, IL 20 Beaver Fire Protection District, IL 20 Beaverville Fire Protection District, IL 20 Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District, IL 20 Cambria Fire Department, IL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stanton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Stanton Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,690 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #870 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Stanton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Stanton 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 Stanton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Stanton Volunteer Fire Department?

Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Martin 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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