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Wayside Emergency Team

Wayside, TX · Armstrong County. Wayside Emergency Team is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wayside Emergency Team pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Texas average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
-26%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Wayside Emergency Team

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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Wayside Emergency Team is a Volunteer department serving Wayside, TX (Armstrong County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,134 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,134 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #659 of 1,231
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Armstrong County

Wayside Emergency Team vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 AG401 · Wayside Emergency Team, TX 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,134
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Addieville Commun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Wayside, TX
FDID
AG401

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Wayside Emergency Team's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #659 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,134 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 26% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Wayside Emergency Team carries 61.0% of Armstrong County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (41 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

All TX departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL 25 Albion Fire Department, ME 25 Aledo Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alligator Fire District - Middendorf, SC 25 Altona Fire Protection District, IL 25 Arlington Fire Protection District, IL 25 Assumption Fire Protection District, IL 25 Beardstown Fire Department and Ambulance Service, IL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wayside Emergency Team have?

Wayside Emergency Team has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% below the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,134 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #659 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Wayside Emergency Team provide EMS services?

Yes, Wayside Emergency Team provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Wayside Emergency Team operate?

Wayside Emergency Team operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wayside Emergency Team?

Wayside Emergency Team is a Volunteer department serving Armstrong 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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