Karns Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Karns Volunteer Fire Department

Karns Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Knoxville, within Knox County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Tennessee has 921 registered fire departments and 22,125 total personnel, averaging roughly 24 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 47,400 fires, 115 fire deaths, and 52% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Karns Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-10,425 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.