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Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department

Greeneville, TN · Greene County. Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Tennessee average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$515,616
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Caney Branch 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 B
37 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
$13,936 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greeneville, TN (Greene County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,953 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $515,616.

  • National personnel rank #6,953 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #127 of 534
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Greene County

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 30321 · Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department, TN 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Jackson Coun…
  • FEMA-MID $516K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Jackson County Volunteer 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 TN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Greeneville, TN
FDID
30321

FEMA Grant History

$516K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01713 $515,616.36

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #127 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,953 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department is 8.2% of Greene County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 449 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 6% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Jackson County Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Greeneville · career
Midway Volunteer Fire Department
Midway · volunteer
Mosheim Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

West Jackson County Volunteer Fire Department, MS 37 Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Squad, OH 37 Choctaw Volunteer Fire Department, LA 37 Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, AR 37 Twin Mountain Fire Department, NH 37 Lake Mills Fire Department, WI 37 Morton Fire Department, NY 37 Eastern Volunteer Fire Department, IN 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department have?

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,953 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #127 of 534 by personnel.

Does Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $515,616.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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