Department profile

Volunteer

Chester County Fire Department

Henderson, TN · Chester County. Chester County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 7 stations and 82 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

82
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Chester County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+242%
vs. Tennessee average
7
stations
$597,667
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Chester County 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
11.7 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$7,289 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
82 personnel · 7 stations

Chester County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Henderson, TN (Chester County), with 7 stations and 82 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,383 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $597,667.

  • National personnel rank #1,383 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #30 of 534
  • 8.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Chester County

Chester County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

82 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 12114 · Chester County Fire Department, TN 82 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 82
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,383
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Woodbridge
  • FEMA-MID $598K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Woodbridge Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Henderson, TN
FDID
12114

FEMA Grant History

$598K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2020)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-00546 $362,066.56
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03435 $235,600

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Chester County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #30 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,383 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 242% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Chester County Fire Department carries 61.7% of Chester County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (133 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 82 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Woodbridge Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Enville Volunteer Fire Department
Enville · volunteer
Henderson Fire Department
Henderson · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 82 personnel

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

Woodbridge Fire Department, NJ 82 Miami Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services - Central Station, OH 82 Goldsboro Fire Department, NC 82 International Paper Company - Fire Brigade, VA 82 Brighton Fire Company, NY 82 Clarence Center Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 82 Westbrook Fire Department, CT 82 Turn of River, CT 82

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chester County Fire Department have?

Chester County Fire Department has 82 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 242% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,383 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #30 of 534 by personnel.

Does Chester County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Chester County Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Chester County Fire Department operate?

Chester County Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Chester County Fire Department?

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

Has Chester County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Chester County Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $597,666.56 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.