Department profile

Career (Paid)

City of Jackson Fire Department

Jackson, TN · Madison County. City of Jackson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 191 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

191
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

City of Jackson Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+696%
vs. Tennessee average
6
stations
$1,580,245
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
72/100
City of Jackson 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
31.8 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
191 personnel · 6 stations

City of Jackson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jackson, TN (Madison County), with 6 stations and 191 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #249 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,580,245.

  • National personnel rank #249 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #5 of 534
  • 3.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Madison County

City of Jackson Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

191 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 57422 · City of Jackson Fire Department, TN 191 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 191
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #249
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greater Prudhoe B…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greater Prudhoe Bay Fire Department, AK (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Jackson, TN
FDID
57422

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05983 $450,077.45
2010 EMW-2010-FP-0048 $781,233
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0991 $348,935

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How City of Jackson Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #5 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #249 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 696% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

City of Jackson Fire Department carries 52.6% of Madison County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (363 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 191 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greater Prudhoe Bay Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Madison County Fire Department
Jackson · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 191 personnel

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

Greater Prudhoe Bay Fire Department, AK 191 Brentwood Fire Department, NY 190 Long Beach Fire Department, NY 190 Poudre Fire Authority, CO 190 Clearwater Fire and Rescue, FL 192 West Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL 193 Newton Fire Department, MA 194 Pompano Beach Fire Rescue, FL 194

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Jackson Fire Department have?

City of Jackson Fire Department has 191 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 696% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #249 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #5 of 534 by personnel.

Does City of Jackson Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Jackson 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 City of Jackson Fire Department operate?

City of Jackson Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

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

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

Has City of Jackson Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Jackson Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,580,245.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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