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Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department

Butler, TN · Carter County. Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+13%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Elk Mills-Poga 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 C
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Butler, TN (Carter County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,025 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,025 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #243 of 534
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Carter County

Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 10171 · Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department, TN 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,025
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lighthouse Point
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lighthouse Point Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Butler, TN
FDID
10171

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #243 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,025 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Carter County HIFLD mix around Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department

Carter County: 10 departments, 240 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lighthouse Point Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Lighthouse Point Fire Department, FL 27 Pioche Fire Protection District, NV 27 Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 27 Marshall Fire Department, MO 27 McGrady Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 27 Pikeville - Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, NC 27 Harrison Volunteer Fire Department, GA 27 Foscoe Volunteer Fire Department, NC 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department have?

Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,025 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #243 of 534 by personnel.

Does Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department?

Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carter 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.

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