Department profile

Volunteer

Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department

Cleveland, TX · Liberty County. Tarkington 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

Tarkington 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
$180,000
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
46/100
Tarkington 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 D
$6,207 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cleveland, TX (Liberty 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 #11,244 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,000.

  • National personnel rank #11,244 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #515 of 1,231
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Liberty County

Tarkington 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 PD316 · Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department, TX 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,244
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Astoria Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $180K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 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
Cleveland, TX
FDID
PD316

FEMA Grant History

$180K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07907 $180,000

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #515 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,244 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

Liberty County HIFLD mix around Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department

Liberty County: 15 departments, 228 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 60% 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).

Nearby Departments

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department
Cleveland · volunteer
Dayton Fire Department
Dayton · other
Hardin Volunteer Fire Department
Hardin · volunteer
All TX departments →

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 Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tarkington 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 #11,244 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #515 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Tarkington 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 Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.