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Henryville Volunteer Fire Department

Summertown, TN · Lawrence County. Henryville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Henryville 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
$253,334
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Henryville 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$9,383 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Henryville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Summertown, TN (Lawrence 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 #12,084 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $253,334.

  • National personnel rank #12,084 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #244 of 534
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Lawrence County

Henryville 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 50171 · Henryville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,084
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakdale City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $253K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakdale City Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Summertown, TN
FDID
50171

FEMA Grant History

$253K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01425 $253,334

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Henryville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #244 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,084 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

Lawrence County HIFLD mix around Henryville Volunteer Fire Department

Lawrence County: 17 departments, 259 personnel (11 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Oakdale City Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Crossroads Fire Department
Leoma · volunteer
Ethridge Volunteer Fire Department
Ethridge · volunteer
Gandy Volunteer Fire Department
Lawrenceburg · volunteer
Lawrenceburg Fire Department
Lawrenceburg · career
Leoma Fire and Rescue
Leoma · volunteer
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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.

Oakdale City Fire Department, CA 27 Hope Volunteer Fire Department, MS 27 Sulphur Fire Department, OK 27 Argos Volunteer Firemen Incorporated, IN 27 Keefton Volunteer Fire Department, OK 27 Montana City Volunteer Fire Department, MT 27 Greenville Fire Department, NH 27 Hull Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Henryville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Henryville 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 #12,084 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #244 of 534 by personnel.

Does Henryville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Henryville Volunteer 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 Henryville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Henryville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Henryville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Henryville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Henryville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $253,334 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.