Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Nashville Fire Department

Nashville, TN · Davidson County. Nashville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 35 stations and 1,236 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.

1,236
Total personnel
35
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Nashville Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+5050%
vs. Tennessee average
35
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Nashville 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
35.3 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
1,236 personnel · 35 stations

Nashville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Nashville, TN (Davidson County), with 35 stations and 1,236 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #2 of 534
  • 2.83 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Davidson County

Nashville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

1,236 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 19532 · Nashville Fire Department, TN 1,236 personnel · 35 stations

PERS-METRO · STA-SYSTEM · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-METRO 1,236
  • STA-SYSTEM 35 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #14
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palm Beach County…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, FL ( -18 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
Nashville, TN
FDID
19532

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Nashville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #2 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5050% above the state average
Stations
35
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Nashville Fire Department carries 91.6% of Davidson County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (1,349 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.83 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (35 stations / 1,236 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, FL (-18 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Goodlettsville Fire Department
Goodlettsville · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 1,236 personnel

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

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, FL 1,218 Honolulu Fire Department, HI 1,330 Austin Fire Department, TX 1,100 Clark County Fire Department, NV 1,085 Charlotte Fire Department, NC 1,082 Seattle Fire Department, WA 1,078 Orange County Fire Authority, CA 1,435 Oklahoma City Fire Department, OK 1,031

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nashville Fire Department have?

Nashville Fire Department has 1,236 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5050% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #2 of 534 by personnel.

Does Nashville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Nashville Fire Department operate?

Nashville Fire Department operates 35 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Nashville Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Tennessee?

Tennessee has 921 fire departments with 22,125 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

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