Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Brighton Fire Department

Brighton, TN · Tipton County. Brighton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Brighton Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Tennessee average.

25th pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station

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
38/100
Brighton 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
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Brighton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brighton, TN (Tipton County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,756 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,756 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #369 of 534
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Tipton County

Brighton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 84131 · Brighton Fire Department, TN 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,756
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grandview Townshi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grandview Township 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Brighton, TN
FDID
84131

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Brighton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #369 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,756 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Brighton Fire Department is 8.8% of Tipton County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 228 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

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

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Mason Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Grandview Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20 Nevins Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Gilbert Fire Department, IA 20 Roann Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Pine Village Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, IN 20 Williamsport Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Garwin Fire Department, IA 20 Hamden Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brighton Fire Department have?

Brighton Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,756 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #369 of 534 by personnel.

Does Brighton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Brighton Fire Department operate?

Brighton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brighton Fire Department?

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

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.