Department profile

Volunteer

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Red Boiling Springs, TN · Clay County. Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-4%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Hermitage Springs 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
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Red Boiling Springs, TN (Clay County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,105 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,105 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #325 of 534
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Clay County

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 14861 · Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TN 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,105
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Vincent Fir…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saint Vincent Fire Station, AR (+ 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
Red Boiling Springs, TN
FDID
14861

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #325 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,105 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Clay County HIFLD mix around Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Clay County: 8 departments, 153 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 25% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saint Vincent Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

East 52 Volunteer Fire Department
Celina · volunteer
Moss Volunteer Fire Department
Moss · volunteer
Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department
Red Boiling Springs · volunteer
Pea Ridge Fire Department
Celina · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Saint Vincent Fire Station, AR 23 Shevlin Fire Department, MN 23 Stuckey Volunteer Fire Department, GA 23 Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WV 23 Rainbow Lakes Estates Fire Department, FL 23 Hillside Volunteer Fire Department, NY 23 Haynesville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 23 Lexington Fire Department, OK 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,105 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #325 of 534 by personnel.

Does Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hermitage Springs 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 Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clay 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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