Campbell County Rural Fire Service

What This Data Tells You About Campbell County Rural Fire Service

Campbell County Rural Fire Service operates as a fire department in Lafollette, within Campbell County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Tennessee has 921 registered fire departments and 22,125 total personnel, averaging roughly 24 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 47,400 fires, 115 fire deaths, and 52% 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: Campbell County Rural Fire Service has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,000 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.