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Brownsville Fire Department

Brownsville, TN · Haywood County. Brownsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 10 stations and 132 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.

132
Total personnel
10
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Brownsville Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+450%
vs. Tennessee average
10
stations

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
14/100
Brownsville 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
13.2 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
132 personnel · 10 stations

Brownsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brownsville, TN (Haywood County), with 10 stations and 132 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #540 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #540 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #17 of 534
  • 7.58 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Haywood County

Brownsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

132 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 38213 · Brownsville Fire Department, TN 132 personnel · 10 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 132
  • STA-MULTI 10 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #540
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chino Valley Inde…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chino Valley Independent Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Brownsville, TN
FDID
38213

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Brownsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #17 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #540 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 450% above the state average
Stations
10
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Brownsville Fire Department carries 100.0% of Haywood County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (132 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.58 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (10 stations / 132 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chino Valley Independent Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Stanton Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 132 personnel

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

Chino Valley Independent Fire Protection District, CA 132 Naples Volunteer Fire Department / Maxfield Hose Company, NY 132 Corona Fire Department, CA 132 Metal Township Fire and Ambulance Company, PA 132 Melville Fire Department, NY 132 Terryville Fire Department, NY 133 Knoxville-Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company, PA 131 Worth County Fire and Rescue Department, GA 131

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brownsville Fire Department have?

Brownsville Fire Department has 132 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 450% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #540 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #17 of 534 by personnel.

Does Brownsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Brownsville Fire Department operate?

Brownsville Fire Department operates 10 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Brownsville Fire Department?

Brownsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Haywood 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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