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Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department

Huntsville, TX · Walker County. Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-53%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
Thomas Lake Road 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 D
16 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
16 personnel · 1 station

Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Huntsville, TX (Walker County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,849 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,849 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,033 of 1,231
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Walker County

Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 XB304 · Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department, TX 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,849
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alden
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alden 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
Huntsville, TX
FDID
XB304

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,033 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,849 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 53% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Walker County HIFLD mix around Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department

Walker County: 8 departments, 128 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Dodge Volunteer Fire Department
Dodge · volunteer
Huntsville Fire Department
Huntsville · volunteer
Riverside Volunteer Fire Department
Riverside · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Alden Fire Department, KS 16 Alma Fire Department, KS 16 Baldwin City Fire Department, KS 16 Bartonville Volunteer Fire Department, IL 16 Brocton Fire Protection District, IL 16 Browning Fire Department, IL 16 Burnham Fire Department, ME 16 Cairo Auxiliary Fire Department, IL 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department have?

Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,849 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,033 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department?

Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Walker 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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