Department profile

Volunteer

Persia Volunteer Fire Department

Rogersville, TN · Hawkins County. Persia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

38th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
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
54/100
Persia 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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Persia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rogersville, TN (Hawkins County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,820 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,820 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #290 of 534
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Hawkins County

Persia Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 37121 · Persia Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,820
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ward Township Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Rogersville, TN
FDID
37121

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Persia Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #290 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,820 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Persia Volunteer Fire Department is 6.2% of Hawkins County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 406 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Dawson Fire Department, MN 25 Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Cleveland Fire Department, SC 25 Savoonga Volunteer Fire Department, AK 25 Forrest Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Medina Fire Department, NY 25 Midway Boyd Hill Fire Station, AR 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Persia Volunteer Fire Department have?

Persia Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,820 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #290 of 534 by personnel.

Does Persia Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Persia 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 Persia Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Persia Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Persia Volunteer Fire Department?

Persia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hawkins 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.