Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

McMinnville Fire Department

Mcminnville, TN · Warren County. McMinnville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 46%
national personnel size
+25%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$1,229,990
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
McMinnville 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
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

McMinnville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Mcminnville, TN (Warren County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,421 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,229,990.

  • National personnel rank #10,421 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #199 of 534
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Warren County

McMinnville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 89333 · McMinnville Fire Department, TN 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,421
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beechmont Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Beechmont Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Mcminnville, TN
FDID
89333

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0076 $1,229,990

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How McMinnville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #199 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,421 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Beechmont Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Collins River Volunteer Fire Department
Mcminnville · volunteer
Harrison Ferry Fire Department
Mcminnville · volunteer
Morrison Fire Rescue Department
Mcminnville · other
Morrison Fire Rescue Department
Morrison · volunteer
North Warren Volunteer Fire Department
Mcminnville · volunteer
Viola Fire Department
Morrison · other
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Nationwide career peers near 30 personnel

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

Beechmont Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30 Posey Township Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN 30 Afton Fire and Rescue, IA 30 Milton Township Fire District, OH 30 Fort Myer Fire Department-Dod, VA 30 Niles Fire Department, OH 30 Miami Fire Department, OK 30 Piqua Fire Department, OH 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does McMinnville Fire Department have?

McMinnville Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,421 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #199 of 534 by personnel.

Does McMinnville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does McMinnville Fire Department operate?

McMinnville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is McMinnville Fire Department?

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

Has McMinnville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, McMinnville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,229,990 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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.