Department profile

Volunteer

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department

Madisonville, TN · Monroe County. Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+8%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations

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
14/100
Monroe Tri-Community 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 F
13 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
26 personnel · 2 stations

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Madisonville, TN (Monroe County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,736 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,736 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #258 of 534
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Monroe County

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 62171 · Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Forrest City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Forrest City Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Madisonville, TN
FDID
62171

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #258 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,736 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department is 8.8% of Monroe County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 296 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Forrest City Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Forrest City Fire Department, AR 26 Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, OH 26 Potter Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 26 Pella Fire Department, IA 26 New Eagle Volunteer Fire Company, PA 26 Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, PA 26 Meadow Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NM 26 Crows Volunteer Fire Department, AR 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,736 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #258 of 534 by personnel.

Does Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Monroe Tri-Community 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 Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department?

Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monroe 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.

Related guides

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