Department profile

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Philadelphia Fire and Rescue

Philadelphia, TN · Loudon County. Philadelphia Fire and Rescue 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

Philadelphia Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Philadelphia Fire and Rescue

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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
28 personnel · 1 station

Philadelphia Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Philadelphia, TN (Loudon 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 #11,705 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,705 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #237 of 534
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Loudon County

Philadelphia Fire and Rescue 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 53131 · Philadelphia Fire and Rescue, TN 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,705
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lemmon
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lemmon Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Philadelphia, TN
FDID
53131

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Philadelphia Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #237 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,705 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 geometry

Loudon County HIFLD mix around Philadelphia Fire and Rescue

Loudon County: 10 departments, 207 personnel (4 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Lemmon Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Greenback Fire and Rescue
Lenoir City · other
Greenback Fire and Rescue
Greenback · volunteer
Lenoir City Fire Department
Lenoir City · career
Loudon City Fire and Police
Loudon · career
Loudon County Fire Rescue
Lenoir City · volunteer
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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.

Lemmon Fire Department, SD 28 New Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department, NH 28 Superior Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28 Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Mont Vernon Fire Department, NH 28 Hendrum Fire and Rescue, MN 28 Sacramento Community Fire Company, PA 28 Denver Volunteer Fire Department, IN 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Philadelphia Fire and Rescue have?

Philadelphia Fire and Rescue 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 #11,705 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #237 of 534 by personnel.

Does Philadelphia Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Philadelphia Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Philadelphia Fire and Rescue operate?

Philadelphia Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Philadelphia Fire and Rescue?

Philadelphia Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Loudon 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.