Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Bartlett Fire Department

Bartlett, TN · Shelby County. City of Bartlett Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 108 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.

108
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 4%
national personnel size
+350%
vs. Tennessee average
4
stations
$299,888
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
36/100
City of Bartlett 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 C
27 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$2,777 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
108 personnel · 4 stations

City of Bartlett Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bartlett, TN (Shelby County), with 4 stations and 108 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #803 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $299,888.

  • National personnel rank #803 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #22 of 534
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Shelby County

City of Bartlett Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

108 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 79333 · City of Bartlett Fire Department, TN 108 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 108
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #803
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Port Jefferson
  • FEMA-LIGHT $300K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Port Jefferson Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Bartlett, TN
FDID
79333

FEMA Grant History

$300K
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW-2012-FO-0064 $299,888

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How City of Bartlett Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #22 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #803 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 350% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

City of Bartlett Fire Department is 4.6% of Shelby County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 2,366 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 108 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Port Jefferson Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arlington Fire Department
Arlington · volunteer
Collierville Fire and Rescue
Collierville · career
Germantown Fire Department
Germantown · career
Millington Fire Department
Millington · career
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 108 personnel

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

Port Jefferson Fire Department, NY 108 Oregon Fire Department, OH 108 South Farmingdale Fire Department, NY 108 Hancock Fire Department, NY 108 Billings Fire Department, MT 108 City of Harlingen Fire Department, TX 108 North County Fire Protection District, CA 107 Weymouth Fire Department, MA 109

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Bartlett Fire Department have?

City of Bartlett Fire Department has 108 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 350% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #803 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #22 of 534 by personnel.

Does City of Bartlett Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Bartlett Fire Department operate?

City of Bartlett Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Bartlett Fire Department?

City of Bartlett Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Shelby County, TN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Bartlett Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Bartlett Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $299,888 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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.