Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kingsport Fire Department

Kingsport, TN · Sullivan County. Kingsport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 96 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.

96
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kingsport Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+300%
vs. Tennessee average
6
stations
$321,175
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Kingsport 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 D
16 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 F
$3,346 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
96 personnel · 6 stations

Kingsport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kingsport, TN (Sullivan County), with 6 stations and 96 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,031 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $321,175.

  • National personnel rank #1,031 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #23 of 534
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Sullivan County

Kingsport Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

96 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 82472 · Kingsport Fire Department, TN 96 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 96
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,031
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $321K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenville Fire Department, MS (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Kingsport, TN
FDID
82472

FEMA Grant History

$321K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07363 $321,175.45

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Kingsport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #23 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,031 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 300% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 96 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenville Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Area 421 Emergency Services
Bristol · volunteer
Avoca Volunteer Fire Department
Bluff City · volunteer
Bluff City Fire Department
Bluff City · other
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol · other
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport · other
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Nationwide career peers near 96 personnel

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

Greenville Fire Department, MS 96 New Berlin Fire Department, WI 96 Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, PA 96 Maplewood Fire Department, MN 96 Beavercreek Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 96 Bullhead City Fire Department, AZ 96 Livonia Fire and Rescue, MI 96 Bloomington Fire Department and Ambulance, IL 96

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kingsport Fire Department have?

Kingsport Fire Department has 96 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 300% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,031 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #23 of 534 by personnel.

Does Kingsport Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kingsport Fire Department operate?

Kingsport Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kingsport Fire Department?

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

Has Kingsport Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kingsport Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $321,175.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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