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Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department

Bean Station, TN · Grainger County. Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$166,143
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Bean Station 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 F
12.5 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 D
$6,646 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bean Station, TN (Grainger County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,051 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,143.

  • National personnel rank #13,051 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #270 of 534
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Grainger County

Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% 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 29811 · Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,051
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Antrim Community…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $166K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Antrim Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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 TN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bean Station, TN
FDID
29811

FEMA Grant History

$166K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01399 $166,143

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #270 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,051 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Grainger County HIFLD mix around Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department

Grainger County: 5 departments, 116 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 20% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Antrim Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Rutledge Volunteer Fire Department
Rutledge · volunteer
Thorn Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Thorn Hill · volunteer
Washburn Volunteer Fire Department
Washburn · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Antrim Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Quaker City Fire Department, OH 25 Campbell Rural Fire District, NE 25 Liberty Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Greenpond Fire Department, SC 25 Stanton Fire Department / Stanton Rural Fire Protection District, ND 25 Williamson Fire Department, WV 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,051 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #270 of 534 by personnel.

Does Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department?

Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grainger County, TN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,143 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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