Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department

Pigeon Forge, TN · Sevier County. City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$2,045,072
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
77/100
City of Pigeon Forge 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
28 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 A
$73,038 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Pigeon Forge, TN (Sevier County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,396 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,045,072.

  • National personnel rank #11,396 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #225 of 534
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Sevier County

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 78133 · City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department, TN 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,396
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mecca Township Vo…
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mecca Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Pigeon Forge, TN
FDID
78133

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FC-0292 $2,045,072

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #225 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,396 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department is 7.5% of Sevier County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 372 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 53% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mecca Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Gatlinburg Fire Department
Gatlinburg · career
Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department
Sevierville · volunteer
Sevierville Fire Department
Sevierville · other
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
Seymour · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

Mecca Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Hubbard Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Malcom Volunteer Fire Department, IA 28 Sugarcreek Fire Department, OH 28 Yazoo City Fire Department, MS 28 Derry Volunteer Fire Company, PA 28 Naval District Washington Fire Department - Dahlgren-Dod, VA 28 Rumsey Rancheria Fire Department, CA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department have?

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,396 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #225 of 534 by personnel.

Does City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department operate?

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department?

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

Has City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,045,072 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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