County profile

Bedford County, TN 4 departments

4 HIFLD departments in Bedford County, Tennessee - coverage desk and roster table below.

4 departments · #34 of 95 in-state

Bedford County, TN is a thin HIFLD county book: 4 departments and 218 personnel (#34 of 95 in-state).

  • Personnel rank #34 of 95 in Tennessee
  • 6.42 stations per 100 personnel
  • 70% of roster in Volunteer Fire Services Incorporated
  • 3 of 4 depts provide EMS
  • 4 of 921 Tennessee departments statewide
4
Departments
218
Total Personnel
#34 of 95
In-state by personnel
2
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Bedford County

All fire departments in Bedford County, TN with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Bell Buckle Volunteer Fire Department
Bell Buckle · EMS
 volunteer 20
Shelbyville Fire Department
Shelbyville · EMS
 career 45
Volunteer Fire Services Incorporated
Shelbyville · EMS
 volunteer 153
Wartrace Volunteer Fire Department
Wartrace
 other -

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (4 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 1 career, 2 volunteer, 0 combination (50% volunteer).

6.42 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 218 roster).

Largest book: Volunteer Fire Services Incorporated holds 70% of county personnel (153 of 218).

Photo-finish peer: Barton County, KS (+0 personnel).

Tennessee breadth context

State departments
921
Annual fires
47,400
Volunteer %
52%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Bedford County, TN? ▼

Bedford County, TN has 4 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 2 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #34 of 95 among Tennessee counties with at least one listed department.

Are Bedford County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Bedford County has a mix: 1 career, 2 volunteer, 0 combination.

How many firefighters serve Bedford County? ▼

Bedford County has 218 total fire department personnel across 4 departments. The average per department is 55, which is 129% above the Tennessee average.

Does Bedford County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 4 departments in Bedford County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Barton County, KS 218 pers Hancock County, MS 218 pers Northampton County, NC 218 pers Person County, NC 218 pers Aleutians East County, AK 6 depts Denali County, AK 6 depts Northwest Arctic County, AK 6 depts Wrangell-Petersburg County, AK 6 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Bedford, TN Horizontal bar chart of the top 3 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Bedford, TN Top 3 1. Volunteer Fire Services Incorporated 153 personnel 2. Shelbyville Fire Department 45 personnel 3. Bell Buckle Volunteer Fire Department 20 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Bedford County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.