Department profile

Volunteer

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department

South Pittsburg, TN · Marion County. New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-8%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
New Hope 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving South Pittsburg, TN (Marion County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,837 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,837 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #344 of 534
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Marion County

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 58121 · New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, TN 22 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,837
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gresham Area
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gresham Area Fire Department, WI (+ 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
South Pittsburg, TN
FDID
58121

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How New Hope Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #344 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,837 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 8% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is 8.3% of Marion County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 265 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 20% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gresham Area Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Battle Creek Volunteer Fire Department
South Pittsburg · volunteer
Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department
Whitwell · volunteer
Foster Falls Volunteer Fire Department
Sequatchie · volunteer
Irondale Volunteer Fire Department
South Pittsburg · other
Jasper Fire Department
Jasper · volunteer
Jasper Fire Tower
Sequatchie · other
Kimball Fire and Rescue
Kimball · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Gresham Area Fire Department, WI 22 Sandy Hill Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22 Thaxton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Harford Volunteer Fire Company, PA 22 Anacoco Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22 Williamsport Fire Department, KY 22 Cleveland Fire Department, OK 22 DE Valls Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Hope Volunteer Fire Department have?

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,837 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #344 of 534 by personnel.

Does New Hope Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for New Hope Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does New Hope Volunteer Fire Department operate?

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is New Hope Volunteer Fire Department?

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.