Department profile

Volunteer

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Kerrville, TX · Kerr County. Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 6 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

6
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

0th pct.
national personnel size
-82%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
5/100
Turtle Creek 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 F
6 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
6 personnel · 1 station

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kerrville, TX (Kerr County), with 1 station and 6 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,362 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,362 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,225 of 1,231
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Kerr County

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

6 Top 100% in the bottom 1% 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 NX207 · Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TX 6 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 6
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #22,362
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moran
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Moran 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
Kerrville, TX
FDID
NX207

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,225 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,362 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 82% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is 3.0% of Kerr County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 197 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 20% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 6 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 6 personnel

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

Moran Fire Department, KS 6 Northwest Fire District, AZ 6 Saint Pauls Fire District, SC 6 Sherman Township Fire Department, KS 6 Rufus Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, OR 6 Seneca Volunteer Fire Department, OR 6 Garland Volunteer Fire Department, AL 6 Kingston Fire Department, MO 6

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 6 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,362 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,225 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Turtle Creek 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 Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kerr 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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