Department profile

Volunteer

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department

Whitney, TX · Hill County. White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Texas average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+6%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
White Bluff 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 B
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Whitney, TX (Hill County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,551 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,551 of 22,440
  • TX personnel rank #315 of 1,231
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Hill County

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 KP403 · White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, TX 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,551
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bingham Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Whitney, TX
FDID
KP403

Staffing vs the Texas average

How White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Texas. In-state it ranks #315 of 1,231 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,551 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
241
TX departments
1,879

County roster geometry

Hill County HIFLD mix around White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department

Hill County: 11 departments, 191 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 27% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

2604 Volunteer Fire Department
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Blum · volunteer
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Covington · volunteer
Hillsboro Fire / Rescue
Hillsboro · career
Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department
Whitney · volunteer
Mertens Volunteer Fire Department
Mertens · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Brewer Fire Department, ME 36 Central Stickney Fire Protection District, IL 36 Colona Community Fire Protection District, IL 36 Crete Township Fire Protection District, IL 36 Deer Isle Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Eli Volunteer Fire Department, KY 36 Fox River Grove Fire Protection District, IL 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department have?

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Texas average of 34 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,551 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TX, it ranks #315 of 1,231 by personnel.

Does White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

White Bluff 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 White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department operate?

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department?

White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hill 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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