Department profile

Volunteer

Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department

Cookeville, TN · Jackson County. Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

8th pct.
national personnel size
-42%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$189,048
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
18/100
Dodson Branch 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
14 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
14 personnel · 1 station

Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cookeville, TN (Jackson County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,715 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $189,048.

  • National personnel rank #20,715 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #482 of 534
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Jackson County

Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 44811 · Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department, TN 14 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #20,715
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stockton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $189K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stockton Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Cookeville, TN
FDID
44811

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV01910 $189,048

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #482 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,715 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 42% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Jackson County HIFLD mix around Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department

Jackson County: 12 departments, 124 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 8% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stockton Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Central Volunteer Fire Department
Gainesboro · other
Flynns Lick Volunteer Fire Department
Gainesboro · volunteer
Gainesboro City Fire Department
Gainesboro · volunteer
Granville Volunteer Fire Department
Granville · volunteer
Jennings Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Whitleyville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Stockton Fire Department, UT 14 Cottonwood Fire Protection District, CA 14 Windsor Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 14 Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 14 Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, MN 14 Anneta Fire Department, KY 14 Spavinaw Fire Department, OK 14 Willow Region Volunteer Fire Department, WI 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,715 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #482 of 534 by personnel.

Does Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $189,048 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.