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Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Royse City, TX · Hunt County. Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

7th pct.
national personnel size
-59%
vs. Texas average
1
station
$175,750
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Union Valley 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
14 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 C
$12,554 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
14 personnel · 1 station

Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Royse City, TX (Hunt County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,957 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $175,750.

  • National personnel rank #20,957 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,109 of 1,231
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Hunt County

Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 KY409 · Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department, TX 14 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,957
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 1st Rural Fire De…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $176K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, 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
Royse City, TX
FDID
KY409

FEMA Grant History

$176K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0307 $175,750

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,109 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,957 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 59% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department is 8.9% of Hunt County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 158 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 17% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

1st Rural Fire Department of Lincoln, KS 14 Ada Ottawa Lincoln, KS 14 Alexandria Township Fire Department, KS 14 Belvue Fire Department, KS 14 Cincinnati Fire Protection District, IL 14 Cobden Volunteer Fire Department, IL 14 Concord Volunteer Fire Department, IL 14 Dowelltown Fire Department, TN 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department have?

Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,957 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,109 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Union Valley 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 Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $175,750 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.