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Norris Fire Department

Norris, TN · Anderson County. Norris Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norris Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+13%
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
59/100
Norris 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
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Norris Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Norris, TN (Anderson County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,208 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,208 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #247 of 534
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Anderson County

Norris Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 01133 · Norris Fire Department, TN 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,208
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Olive Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Norris, TN
FDID
01133

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Norris Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #247 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,208 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Norris Fire Department is 8.5% of Anderson County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 319 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department
Andersonville · volunteer
City of Oak Ridge Fire Department
Oak Ridge · career
Claxton Volunteer Fire Department
Powell · volunteer
Clinton Fire Department
Clinton · volunteer
Lake City Fire Department
Lake City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 Barnardsville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 27 Orleans Volunteer Fire Department, MD 27 Mire Volunteer Fire Department, LA 27 Ganado Fire Department, AZ 27 Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department, CT 27 Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department, NE 27 Valdese Fire Department, NC 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norris Fire Department have?

Norris Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,208 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #247 of 534 by personnel.

Does Norris Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Norris Fire Department operate?

Norris Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Norris Fire Department?

Norris Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Anderson 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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