Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue

Sparta, TN · White County. District 7 North End Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Tennessee average.

25th pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station

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
38/100
District 7 North End Fire and Rescue

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
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Sparta, TN (White County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,934 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,934 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #376 of 534
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in White County

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 93181 · District 7 North End Fire and Rescue, TN 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,934
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Badger
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Badger Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Sparta, TN
FDID
93181

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How District 7 North End Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #376 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,934 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

White County HIFLD mix around District 7 North End Fire and Rescue

White County: 14 departments, 144 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 93% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Badger Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Eastland Fire and Rescue
Sparta · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Badger Fire Department, IA 20 Gowrie Fire Department, IA 20 Buffalo Center Fire Department, IA 20 Plainfield Fire Department, NH 20 Meriden Fire Department, NH 20 Vincent Volunteer Fire Department, KY 20 Uniondale Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does District 7 North End Fire and Rescue have?

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,934 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #376 of 534 by personnel.

Does District 7 North End Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, District 7 North End Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does District 7 North End Fire and Rescue operate?

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is District 7 North End Fire and Rescue?

District 7 North End Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving White County, TN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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