Department profile

Career (Paid)

Lenoir City Fire Department

Lenoir City, TN · Loudon County. Lenoir City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

45
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Lenoir City Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Tennessee average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+88%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$2,373,880
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Lenoir City 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
22.5 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 A
$52,753 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 2 stations

Lenoir City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lenoir City, TN (Loudon County), with 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,887 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,373,880.

  • National personnel rank #4,887 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #86 of 534
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Loudon County

Lenoir City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 53111 · Lenoir City Fire Department, TN 45 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,887
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Candor
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Candor Fire Department, 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
Lenoir City, TN
FDID
53111

FEMA Grant History

$2.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2023)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03036 $370,952.38
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05029 $994,136.18
2017 EMW2016FR00203 $533,255
2015 EMW2014FV00528 $214,286
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0275 $261,250

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Lenoir City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #86 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,887 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Candor Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Greenback Fire and Rescue
Lenoir City · other
Greenback Fire and Rescue
Greenback · volunteer
Loudon City Fire and Police
Loudon · career
Loudon County Fire Rescue
Lenoir City · volunteer
Philadelphia Fire and Rescue
Philadelphia · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 45 personnel

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

Candor Fire Department, NY 45 McAdoo Fire Company, PA 45 Bedford Fire Department, VA 45 Etna Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 45 Boardman Township Fire Department, OH 45 Union Fire Department, OH 45 Easton Fire Department, PA 45 Stratton Air National Guard Base Fire Department, NY 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lenoir City Fire Department have?

Lenoir City Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,887 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #86 of 534 by personnel.

Does Lenoir City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lenoir City 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 Lenoir City Fire Department operate?

Lenoir City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lenoir City Fire Department?

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

Has Lenoir City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lenoir City Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,373,879.56 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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