Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Martin Fire Department

Martin, TN · Weakley County. Martin Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Martin Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

Top 41%
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$286,356
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
72/100
Martin 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 B
32 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
32 personnel · 1 station

Martin Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Martin, TN (Weakley County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,179 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $286,356.

  • National personnel rank #9,179 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #176 of 534
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Weakley County

Martin Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 92243 · Martin Fire Department, TN 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,179
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wellman Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wellman Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Martin, TN
FDID
92243

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-15236 $286,356

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Martin Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #176 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,179 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wellman Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dresden Fire Department
Dresden · volunteer
Gleason Volunteer Fire Department
Gleason · volunteer
Greenfield Fire Department
Greenfield · volunteer
Sharon Volunteer Fire Department
Sharon · volunteer
Sidonia Volunteer Fire Department
Sharon · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 32 personnel

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

Wellman Volunteer Fire Department, IA 32 Ottumwa City Fire Department - North Station, IA 32 Castalia Fire Department, IA 32 Wyandot East Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, OH 32 Maysville Fire Department, KY 32 Alliance Fire Department, OH 32 Potlatch Corporation Fire and Rescue Department, ID 32 City of Marco Island Fire Rescue Department, FL 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Martin Fire Department have?

Martin Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,179 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #176 of 534 by personnel.

Does Martin Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Martin Fire Department operate?

Martin Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Martin Fire Department?

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

Has Martin Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Martin Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $286,356 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.