Department profile

Volunteer

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department

Whitwell, TN · Marion County. Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Tennessee average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$377,143
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
Crossroads 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 D
17 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 B
$22,185 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Whitwell, TN (Marion County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,070 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $377,143.

  • National personnel rank #19,070 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #441 of 534
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Marion County

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 58131 · Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, TN 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,070
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brook Park
  • FEMA-LIGHT $377K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brook Park Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Whitwell, TN
FDID
58131

FEMA Grant History

$377K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05788 $377,142.85

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #441 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,070 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is 6.4% of Marion County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 265 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 20% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brook Park Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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Jasper · volunteer
Jasper Fire Tower
Sequatchie · other
Kimball Fire and Rescue
Kimball · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Brook Park Fire Department, MN 17 Onida Volunteer Fire Department, SD 17 Burton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 17 Slovak Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17 Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, WI 17 Osage Hills Volunteer Fire Department, OK 17 Cove Volunteer Fire, AR 17 Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department have?

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,070 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #441 of 534 by personnel.

Does Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Crossroads 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 Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $377,142.85 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.