Department profile

Volunteer

Cumberland County Fire Department

Crossville, TN · Cumberland County. Cumberland County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 16 stations and 170 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

170
Total personnel
16
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cumberland County Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+608%
vs. Tennessee average
16
stations
$784,081
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
9/100
Cumberland County 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
10.6 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
170 personnel · 16 stations

Cumberland County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Crossville, TN (Cumberland County), with 16 stations and 170 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #319 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $784,081.

  • National personnel rank #319 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #9 of 534
  • 9.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Cumberland County

Cumberland County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

170 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 18723 · Cumberland County Fire Department, TN 170 personnel · 16 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 170
  • STA-MULTI 16 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #319
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pillow Fire Compa…
  • FEMA-MID $784K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pillow Fire Company, PA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Crossville, TN
FDID
18723

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11527 $212,471.14
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00205 $571,610

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Cumberland County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #9 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #319 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 608% above the state average
Stations
16
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Cumberland County Fire Department carries 60.7% of Cumberland County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (280 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (16 stations / 170 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pillow Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Crossville Fire Department
Crossville · career
Fairfield Glade Fire Department
Fairfield Glade · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 170 personnel

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

Pillow Fire Company, PA 170 Ridgway Fire Department - Central Station, PA 170 Hampton Fire Company, PA 170 Salem Fire Department, OR 170 North Bellmore Fire Department Technical Rescue Team, NY 171 West Babylon Volunteer Fire Department, NY 171 Spring Volunteer Fire Department, TX 172 West Islip Fire Department, NY 168

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cumberland County Fire Department have?

Cumberland County Fire Department has 170 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 608% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #319 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #9 of 534 by personnel.

Does Cumberland County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County Fire Department operate?

Cumberland County Fire Department operates 16 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cumberland County Fire Department?

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

Has Cumberland County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cumberland County Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $784,081.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.