Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Waxahachie Fire Department

Waxahachie, TX · Ellis County. Waxahachie Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Waxahachie Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Texas average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+21%
vs. Texas average
2
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
40/100
Waxahachie 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 C
20.5 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
41 personnel · 2 stations

Waxahachie Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Waxahachie, TX (Ellis County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,812 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,812 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #244 of 1,231
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Ellis County

Waxahachie Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 GC617 · Waxahachie Fire Department, TX 41 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,812
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blue Ridge Paper…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blue Ridge Paper Products Emergency Response, NC (+ 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
Waxahachie, TX
FDID
GC617

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Waxahachie Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #244 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,812 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 21% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (11 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Blue Ridge Paper Products Emergency Response, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Alma Volunteer Fire Department
Ennis · volunteer
Ennis Fire Department
Ennis · other
Ferris Fire Department
Ferris · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Blue Ridge Paper Products Emergency Response, NC 41 Buxton Fire Department, ME 41 Byron Fire Department and Ambulance, IL 41 Corinth Volunteer Fire Department, ME 41 Elmwood Park Fire Department, IL 41 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove Fire Department-Dod, PA 41 Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 41 Prichard Fire Department, AL 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Waxahachie Fire Department have?

Waxahachie Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,812 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #244 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Waxahachie Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Waxahachie Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Waxahachie Fire Department operate?

Waxahachie Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Waxahachie Fire Department?

Waxahachie Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ellis 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.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.