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Wharton Volunteer Fire Department

Wharton, TX · Wharton County. Wharton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 19%
national personnel size
+41%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Wharton 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 A
48 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
48 personnel · 1 station

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wharton, TX (Wharton County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,370 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,370 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #181 of 1,231
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Wharton County

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 XN511 · Wharton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 48 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,370
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 104th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Wharton, TX
FDID
XN511

Staffing vs the Texas average

How Wharton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #181 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,370 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster weight

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department carries 27.4% of Wharton County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (175 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Boling Fire Department
Boling · volunteer
El Campo Volunteer Fire Department
El Campo · volunteer
Louise Volunteer Fire Department
Louise · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA 48 Central Fire Department, SC 48 Fort Detrick Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, MD 48 Grayslake Fire Protection District, IL 48 Knollwood Fire Department, IL 48 Milford Fire Department, ME 48 Northfield Fire Rescue Department, IL 48 Oneida-Wataga Fire Protection District, IL 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wharton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,370 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #181 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does Wharton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wharton 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 Wharton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wharton Volunteer Fire Department?

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wharton 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.

Related guides

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