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First District Volunteer Fire Department

Harriman, TN · Roane County. First District Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

First District Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+29%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
First District 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 B
31 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
31 personnel · 1 station

First District Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Harriman, TN (Roane County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,555 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,555 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #182 of 534
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Roane County

First District Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 73611 · First District Volunteer Fire Department, TN 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,555
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rush Township Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rush Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Harriman, TN
FDID
73611

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How First District Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #182 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,555 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

First District Volunteer Fire Department is 9.4% of Roane County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 329 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 16% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rush Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Blair Volunteer Fire Department
Oliver Springs · volunteer
Harriman City Fire Department
Harriman · career
Kingston Fire Department
Kingston · volunteer
Oliver Springs Fire Department
Oliver Springs · volunteer
Rockwood City Fire Department
Rockwood · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Rush Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 31 Glenpool Fire Department, OK 31 Russellville Rural Fire Department, KY 31 Salem Center Volunteer Fire Department, IN 31 Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 31 Clear Lake Fire Department, MN 31 Big Lake Fire Department, MN 31 Pleasant Hill Fire Department, IA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does First District Volunteer Fire Department have?

First District Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,555 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #182 of 534 by personnel.

Does First District Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does First District Volunteer Fire Department operate?

First District Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is First District Volunteer Fire Department?

First District Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Roane 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.