Brown County Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Brown County Volunteer Fire Department

Brown County Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Nashville, within Brown County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 27 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Indiana has 969 registered fire departments and 21,919 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. Brown County Volunteer Fire Department runs 17% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,600 fires, 94 fire deaths, and 55% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Brown County Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $378,541.9 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.