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Fairview Fire Department

Fairview, TN · Williamson County. Fairview Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 68 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.

68
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairview Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+183%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$473,185
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Fairview 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 B
34 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
68 personnel · 2 stations

Fairview Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairview, TN (Williamson County), with 2 stations and 68 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,035 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $473,185.

  • National personnel rank #2,035 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #40 of 534
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Williamson County

Fairview Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

68 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 94151 · Fairview Fire Department, TN 68 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 68
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,035
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Oldham Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $473K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Oldham Fire Protection District, KY (+ 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
Fairview, TN
FDID
94151

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00146 $483,459
2008 EMW2007FF01362 $-10,274

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Fairview Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #40 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,035 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 183% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Williamson County HIFLD mix around Fairview Fire Department

Williamson County: 13 departments, 494 personnel (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 68 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Oldham Fire Protection District, KY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 68 personnel

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

North Oldham Fire Protection District, KY 68 Perrysburg Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 68 Clive Fire Department, IA 68 Newmarket Fire and Rescue, NH 68 Richfield Volunteer Fire Company, WI 68 Roseville Fire Department, MN 68 Marblehead Volunteer Fire Department, OH 68 Attica Fire Department, NY 68

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairview Fire Department have?

Fairview Fire Department has 68 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 183% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,035 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #40 of 534 by personnel.

Does Fairview Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Fairview Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fairview Fire Department operate?

Fairview Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fairview Fire Department?

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

Has Fairview Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fairview Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $473,185 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.