Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Columbia Fire Department

Columbia, TN · Maury County. Columbia Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 91 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.

91
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 5%
national personnel size
+279%
vs. Tennessee average
5
stations
$514,050
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
32/100
Columbia 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 D
18.2 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
91 personnel · 5 stations

Columbia Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Columbia, TN (Maury County), with 5 stations and 91 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,127 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $514,050.

  • National personnel rank #1,127 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #26 of 534
  • 5.49 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Maury County

Columbia Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

91 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 60313 · Columbia Fire Department, TN 91 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 91
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,127
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blue Point
  • FEMA-MID $514K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blue Point 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
CAREER
Location
Columbia, TN
FDID
60313

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01685 $514,050

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Columbia Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #26 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,127 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 279% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Columbia Fire Department carries 29.3% of Maury County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (311 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.49 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 91 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Blue Point Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Culleoka Fire Department
Culleoka · other
East Maury Rural Fire Department
Columbia · volunteer
Hampshire Fire Department
Hampshire · volunteer
Maury County Rural Fire Department
Columbia · volunteer
Mount Pleasant Fire Department
Mount Pleasant · volunteer
Mynders Fire Department
Columbia · other
Spring Hill Fire Department
Spring Hill · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 91 personnel

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

Blue Point Fire Department, NY 91 Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NY 91 South Walton Fire Department, FL 91 Boonville Fire Company Incorporated, NY 91 San Rafael Fire Department, CA 91 Braintree Fire Department, MA 91 Middletown Division of Fire, OH 91 Monroe Fire Department, NC 91

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Columbia Fire Department have?

Columbia Fire Department has 91 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 279% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,127 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #26 of 534 by personnel.

Does Columbia Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Columbia Fire Department operate?

Columbia Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Columbia Fire Department?

Columbia Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Maury County, TN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Columbia Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Columbia Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $514,050 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.