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Brown County Volunteer Fire Department

Nashville, IN · Brown County. Brown County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Brown County Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Indiana average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$378,542
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Brown County 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 C
27 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 C
$14,020 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Brown County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Nashville, IN (Brown County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,954 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $378,542.

  • National personnel rank #11,954 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #281 of 589
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Brown County

Brown County Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 07001 · Brown County Volunteer Fire Department, IN 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Calhoun City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $379K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Calhoun City Fire Department, MS (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Nashville, IN
FDID
07001

FEMA Grant History

$379K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06684 $378,541.9

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Brown County Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #281 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,954 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Brown County HIFLD mix around Brown County Volunteer Fire Department

Brown County: 5 departments, 112 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Calhoun City Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department
Nineveh · volunteer
Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department
Morgantown · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Calhoun City Fire Department, MS 27 Calera Fire Department, OK 27 Grantsburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Colorado River Indiana Tribes Fire Department -, AZ 27 Vandemere Fire Department Incorporated, NC 27 Otsego Lake Township Fire Department, MI 27 Bethel Community Fire Protection Association, NC 27 Gerrish Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, MI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brown County Volunteer Fire Department have?

Brown County Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,954 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #281 of 589 by personnel.

Does Brown County Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Brown County Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Brown County Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brown County Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Brown County Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Brown County Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $378,541.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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