Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Gatlinburg Fire Department

Gatlinburg, TN · Sevier County. Gatlinburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 69 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.

69
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 9%
national personnel size
+188%
vs. Tennessee average
3
stations

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
45/100
Gatlinburg 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
23 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
1.7 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
69 personnel · 3 stations

Gatlinburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Gatlinburg, TN (Sevier County), with 3 stations and 69 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,997 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,997 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #39 of 534
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Sevier County

Gatlinburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

69 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 78113 · Gatlinburg Fire Department, TN 69 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 69
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Galway Volunteer…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Galway Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+ 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
Gatlinburg, TN
FDID
78113

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Gatlinburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #39 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,997 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 188% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Sevier County

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 69 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Galway Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department
Pigeon Forge · career
Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department
Sevierville · volunteer
Sevierville Fire Department
Sevierville · other
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
Seymour · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 69 personnel

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

Galway Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 69 Kingston Firemens Community Ambulance, PA 69 Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, DE 69 Goodwill Fire Company, PA 69 Laurel Fire Department, MS 69 Sharonville Fire Department, OH 69 Franklin Fire Department, MA 69 Montebello Fire Department, CA 69

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gatlinburg Fire Department have?

Gatlinburg Fire Department has 69 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 188% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,997 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #39 of 534 by personnel.

Does Gatlinburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gatlinburg Fire Department operate?

Gatlinburg Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gatlinburg Fire Department?

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

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.