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Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Madisonville, TN · Monroe County. Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$452,876
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Notchey Creek 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 B
28 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 C
$16,174 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Madisonville, TN (Monroe County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,678 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $452,876.

  • National personnel rank #11,678 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #236 of 534
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Monroe County

Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 62181 · Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,678
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oskaloosa
  • FEMA-LIGHT $453K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oskaloosa Fire Department, IA (+ 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
62181

FEMA Grant History

$453K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00107 $452,876.19

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #236 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,678 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is 9.5% 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.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oskaloosa Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Oskaloosa Fire Department, IA 28 Himrod Fire Department, NY 28 Lonsdale Fire Department, AR 28 Artemus Volunteer Fire Department, KY 28 Beverly Shores Volunteer Fire Department, IN 28 Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 28 Pine Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 28 Licking Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,678 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #236 of 534 by personnel.

Does Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Notchey Creek Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $452,876.19 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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