Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders

The Woodlands, TX · Montgomery County. The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 135 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.

135
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Texas average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+297%
vs. Texas average
6
stations

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
47/100
The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders

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 C
22.5 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
135 personnel · 6 stations

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders is a Career (Paid) department serving The Woodlands, TX (Montgomery County), with 6 stations and 135 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #528 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #528 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #40 of 1,231
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Montgomery County

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders vs. the national personnel distribution

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

135 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 SA416 · The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders, TX 135 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 135
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #528
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cabin John Park V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
The Woodlands, TX
FDID
SA416

Staffing vs the Texas average

How The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #40 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #528 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 297% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Montgomery County

County mix is mostly volunteer (12 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 135 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Conroe Fire Department
Conroe · other
Cut-N-Shoot Volunteer Fire Department
Cut And Shoot · other
Lake Conroe Fire Department
Conroe · other
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Nationwide career peers near 135 personnel

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

Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, MD 135 Windsor Volunteer Fire Department - Wilson Station, CT 135 Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC 135 Marietta Fire Department, GA 135 Norwalk Fire Department, CT 135 Irvington Fire Department, NJ 135 Niagara Falls Fire Department, NY 135 Chula Vista Fire Department, CA 135

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders have?

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders has 135 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 297% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #528 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #40 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders provide EMS services?

Yes, The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders operate?

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders?

The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders is a Career (Paid) department serving Montgomery County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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