We'll I got it to work using a completionCreateHandler.
Basically where the datagrid is complete, it calls the dataGrid_creationCompleteHandler function which checks the row count for the datagrid.
I also had to change the dataGrid.rowCount to = Array(getFLOWTESTResult.lastResult).length;
, which gives me the following warning... but it still works.
Description Resource Path Location Type
1112: Array(x) behaves the same as new Array(x).  To cast a value to type Array use the expression x as Array instead of Array(x). FireFlow2.mxml /FireFlow2/src line 26 Flex Problem
-Will
<fx:Script>
  <![CDATA[
   import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
   import mx.controls.Alert;
   import mx.controls.DataGrid;
   import mx.core.mx_internal;
   import mx.events.EventListenerRequest;
   import mx.events.FlexEvent;
   import mx.rpc.CallResponder;
   import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
  
   
   private var PRESSID:String = "";
   
   
   private function init(): void   
   {
     PRESSID = this.parameters.PRESSID;
     getFLOWTESTResult.token = fLOWTESTService1.getFLOWTEST(PRESSID);
     dataGrid.rowCount=Array(getFLOWTESTResult.lastResult).length;
   }
   protected function button_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
   {
    //if (fLOWTESTService1 != null) {
    //Alert.show("No flow test data for this fire hydrant.");
    //}else {
    
    if (dataGrid.rowCount>1) {
    getFLOWTESTResult.token = fLOWTESTService1.getFLOWTEST(pRESSIDTextInput.text);
    
     Alert.show (dataGrid.rowCount + " is the count .... there is data.");
    }else {
     Alert.show("No Data");
    }
   }
   
   private function dateFormat(item:Object, column:DataGridColumn):String{
    return dateFormatter.format(item [column.dataField]);
   }
   protected function dataGrid_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
   {
    if (dataGrid.rowCount<=1) {
     Alert.show("No Data ....... and the row count is... " + dataGrid.rowCount);
    }else {
     Alert.show ("There is some data " + dataGrid.rowCount + " is the counTTTTTTTT");
    }
   }
  ]]>
 </fx:Script>