Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Alcoa Fire Department

Alcoa, TN · Blount County. Alcoa Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 46 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

46
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alcoa Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Tennessee average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+92%
vs. Tennessee average
3
stations
$587,464
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
23/100
Alcoa 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 D
15.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
46 personnel · 3 stations

Alcoa Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Alcoa, TN (Blount County), with 3 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,542 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $587,464.

  • National personnel rank #4,542 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #78 of 534
  • 6.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Blount County

Alcoa Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 05213 · Alcoa Fire Department, TN 46 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,542
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harrison
  • FEMA-MID $587K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harrison Fire Department, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 TN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Alcoa, TN
FDID
05213

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00191 $392,606.43
2015 EMW2014FO05761 $194,858

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Alcoa Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #78 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,542 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Blount County HIFLD mix around Alcoa Fire Department

Blount County: 10 departments, 225 personnel (3 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Harrison Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Maryville Fire Department
Maryville · career
Friendsville Volunteer Fire Department
Friendsville · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 46 personnel

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

Harrison Fire Department, AR 46 City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station, NY 46 DE Soto Rural Fire Protection District, MO 46 Bordelonville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 46 Johnson City Fire Department, NY 46 Maplewood Fire Department, NJ 46 Boulder City Fire Department, NV 46 Fort Payne Fire and Rescue, AL 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alcoa Fire Department have?

Alcoa Fire Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,542 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #78 of 534 by personnel.

Does Alcoa Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Alcoa Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Alcoa Fire Department operate?

Alcoa Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alcoa Fire Department?

Alcoa Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Blount County, TN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Alcoa Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Alcoa Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $587,464.43 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Tennessee?

Tennessee has 921 fire departments with 22,125 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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