Department profile

Volunteer

Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department

Soddy Daisy, TN · Hamilton County. Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department 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
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Mowbray 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
$237,310
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
38/100
Mowbray 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$9,127 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel

Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Soddy Daisy, TN (Hamilton County) and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,748 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,310.

  • National personnel rank #12,748 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #259 of 534
  • 20 other listed departments in Hamilton County

Mowbray 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 33671 · Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,748
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Horn Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $237K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Horn Volunteer Fire Department, WY (+ 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
Soddy Daisy, TN
FDID
33671

FEMA Grant History

$237K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO01051 $237,310

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #259 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,748 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department is 3.1% of Hamilton County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 845 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Big Horn Volunteer Fire Department, WY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chattanooga Fire Department
Chattanooga · career
City of Soddy Daisy Fire Department
Soddy Daisy · volunteer
East Ridge Fire and Rescue
East Ridge · other
Flat Top Volunteer Fire Department
Soddy Daisy · other
All TN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Big Horn Volunteer Fire Department, WY 26 Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, MS 26 Freeport Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 26 Plentywood City Volunteer Fire Department, MT 26 City of Cavalier Fire Department / Cavalier Rural Fire Department, ND 26 City of Atwater Fire Department, MN 26 New London Fire Department, MN 26 Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, WV 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mowbray 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 #12,748 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #259 of 534 by personnel.

Does Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Mowbray 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 Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department?

Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hamilton County, TN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,310 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.