Department profile

Career (Paid)

Fayetteville Fire Department

Fayetteville, TN · Lincoln County. Fayetteville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Fayetteville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+25%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$167,688
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Fayetteville 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 D
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Fayetteville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fayetteville, TN (Lincoln County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,134 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $167,688.

  • National personnel rank #10,134 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #191 of 534
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Fayetteville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 52213 · Fayetteville Fire Department, TN 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,134
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lone Rock
  • FEMA-LIGHT $168K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lone Rock Fire Department, WI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Fayetteville, TN
FDID
52213

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO03651 $167,688

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Fayetteville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #191 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,134 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Fayetteville Fire Department carries 68.2% of Lincoln County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (44 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 7% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lone Rock Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belleville Volunteer Fire Rescue
Fayetteville · other
Booneshill Volunteer Fire Rescue
Petersburg · other
Dellrose Volunteer Fire Rescue
Dellrose · other
Flintville Volunteer Fire Rescue
Flintville · other
Molino Volunteer Fire Rescue
Fayetteville · other
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Nationwide career peers near 30 personnel

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

Lone Rock Fire Department, WI 30 Red Bluff Fire Department, CA 30 Solon Volunteer Fire Department, IA 30 Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 Piqua Fire Department, OH 30 Avon Lake Fire Department, OH 30 Miami Fire Department, OK 30 Perry Joint Fire District, OH 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fayetteville Fire Department have?

Fayetteville Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,134 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #191 of 534 by personnel.

Does Fayetteville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville Fire Department operate?

Fayetteville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fayetteville Fire Department?

Fayetteville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lincoln County, TN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fayetteville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fayetteville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $167,688 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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.