Department profile

Volunteer

Cosby Volunteer Fire Department

Cosby, TN · Cocke County. Cosby Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cosby Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Tennessee average
3
stations
$502,953
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
8/100
Cosby Volunteer 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
9.3 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
28 personnel · 3 stations

Cosby Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cosby, TN (Cocke County), with 3 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,413 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $502,953.

  • National personnel rank #11,413 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #226 of 534
  • 10.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Cocke County

Cosby Volunteer 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 15801 · Cosby Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,413
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bono Fire Departm…
  • FEMA-MID $503K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bono Fire Department - Bono Station, AR (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Cosby, TN
FDID
15801

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00087 $266,667
2017 EMW-2017-FO-00631 $236,286

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Cosby Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #226 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,413 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Cocke County HIFLD mix around Cosby Volunteer Fire Department

Cocke County: 10 departments, 221 personnel (6 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 20% of departments. County / state rollup.

10.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bono Fire Department - Bono Station, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cocke County Fire Department
Newport · career
Del Rio Volunteer Fire Department
Del Rio · volunteer
Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Parrottsville · volunteer
Newport Fire Department
Newport · career
Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Department
Parrottsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Bono Fire Department - Bono Station, AR 28 Jay Volunteer Fire Department, NY 28 Prairie Center Fire Department, WY 28 Fairlawn Volunteer Fire Department, VA 28 Idaho City Volunteer Fire Department, ID 28 City of Darlington Fire Department, SC 28 Hartsville Fire Department, SC 28 Hadley Fire Department, MA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cosby Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cosby Volunteer 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 #11,413 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #226 of 534 by personnel.

Does Cosby Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cosby Volunteer 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 Cosby Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cosby Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cosby Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cosby Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cosby Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $502,953 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.