Department profile

Career (Paid)

Weatherford Fire Department

Weatherford, TX · Parker County. Weatherford Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 51 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

51
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Weatherford Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Texas average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Texas average
3
stations
$1,630,514
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
28/100
Weatherford 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 D
17 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
51 personnel · 3 stations

Weatherford Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Weatherford, TX (Parker County), with 3 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,776 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,630,514.

  • National personnel rank #3,776 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #167 of 1,231
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Parker County

Weatherford Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 SY616 · Weatherford Fire Department, TX 51 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,776
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bath
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Weatherford, TX
FDID
SY616

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO05702 $216,364
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0087 $1,414,150

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

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Weatherford Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #167 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,776 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (15 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aledo Volunteer Fire Department
Aledo · volunteer
Aledo Volunteer Fire Department
Weatherford · other
Cool-Garner Fire and Rescue
Weatherford · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 51 personnel

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

Bath Fire Department, ME 51 Bowdoin Volunteer Fire Department, ME 51 Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue Department, ME 51 New Lenox Fire Protection District, IL 51 Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services, WA 51 Dennis Fire Department, MA 51 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department-Dod, GA 51 Saint Clair Shores Fire Department, MI 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Weatherford Fire Department have?

Weatherford Fire Department has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,776 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #167 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Weatherford Fire Department provide EMS services?

Weatherford 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 Weatherford Fire Department operate?

Weatherford Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Weatherford Fire Department?

Weatherford Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Parker County, TX. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Weatherford Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Weatherford Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,630,514 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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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