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Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department

Hohenwald, TN · Lewis County. Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

39th 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
54/100
Lewis County 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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hohenwald, TN (Lewis County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,613 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,613 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #286 of 534
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Lewis County

Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 51114 · Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,613
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pleasant Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pleasant Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Hohenwald, TN
FDID
51114

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #286 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,613 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster weight

Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department carries 45.5% of Lewis County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (55 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pleasant Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hohenwald Fire Department
Hohenwald · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Pleasant Township Fire Department, OH 25 Waldo Firefighters Association, OH 25 Donnybrook Fire Protection District, ND 25 Rochester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WI 25 Truth OR Consequences Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 Newton Fire Department, MS 25 Cameron Volunteer Fire Department, NY 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,613 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #286 of 534 by personnel.

Does Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lewis County 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 Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department?

Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lewis 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.

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