Department profile

Volunteer

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Van Vleck, TX · Matagorda County. Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 8 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

8
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Texas average.

1st pct.
national personnel size
-76%
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
7/100
Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
8 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
8 personnel · 1 station

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Van Vleck, TX (Matagorda County), with 1 station and 8 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,257 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,257 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #1,214 of 1,231
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Matagorda County

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

8 Top 99% higher than 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 RG308 · Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 8 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 8
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #22,257
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ash Fork Fire Dis…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ash Fork Fire District, AZ (+ 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
Van Vleck, TX
FDID
RG308

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #1,214 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,257 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 76% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster fringe

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 3.9% of Matagorda County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 205 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 25% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 8 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ash Fork Fire District, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 8 personnel

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

Ash Fork Fire District, AZ 8 Butte County Fire Department, CA 8 Centenary Volunteer Fire Department, SC 8 City of Jackson Fire Department, GA 8 Eastbrook Volunteer Fire Department, ME 8 Edge Hill Volunteer Fire Department, GA 8 North Johns Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL 8 Patten Fire Department, ME 8

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 8 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,257 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #1,214 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated 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 Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Matagorda 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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