Zapata County Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

What This Data Tells You About Zapata County Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Zapata County Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates as a Career (Paid) department in Zapata, within Zapata County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 20 total personnel, 3 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Texas has 1,879 registered fire departments and 63,369 total personnel, averaging roughly 34 staff per department. Zapata County Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services runs 41% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 162,000 fires, 241 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.