Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Milan Fire Department

Milan, TN · Gibson County. Milan Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Milan Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$1,977,230
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
Milan 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 F
14 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
28 personnel · 2 stations

Milan Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Milan, TN (Gibson County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,631 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,977,230.

  • National personnel rank #11,631 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #235 of 534
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Gibson County

Milan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 27216 · Milan Fire Department, TN 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,631
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sturbridge
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sturbridge Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Milan, TN
FDID
27216

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01315 $633,589.2
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06017 $275,361.9
2020 EMW-2020-FG-13504 $354,589.52
2019 EMW-2019-FG-08224 $333,702.99
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00240 $381,532
2012 EMW2011FF00415 $-1,546

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Milan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #235 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,631 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sturbridge Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bradford Volunteer Fire Department
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Dyer Volunteer Fire Department
Dyer · volunteer
Fruitland Volunteer Fire Department
Humboldt · volunteer
Humboldt Fire Department
Humboldt · career
Medina Fire Department
Medina · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

Sturbridge Fire Department, MA 28 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Pebble Beach, CA 28 Raysal Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Northfork Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 North Tree Enterprises Incorporated Doing Business AS North Tree Fire International, CA 28 Rural Metro Port Columbus International Airport Fire Department, OH 28 Pine Village Volunteer Fire Department, AR 28 Friend Volunteer Fire Department, NE 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Milan Fire Department have?

Milan Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,631 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #235 of 534 by personnel.

Does Milan Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Milan Fire Department operate?

Milan Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Milan Fire Department?

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

Has Milan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Milan Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $1,977,229.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2023 (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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