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Portland Fire Department

Portland, TN · Sumner County. Portland Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Portland Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Tennessee average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-25%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$261,905
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Portland 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 D
18 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
$14,550 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Portland Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Portland, TN (Sumner County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,781 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $261,905.

  • National personnel rank #18,781 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #429 of 534
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Sumner County

Portland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 83133 · Portland Fire Department, TN 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,781
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prairieton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $262K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Prairieton Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Portland, TN
FDID
83133

FEMA Grant History

$262K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18408 $261,905

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Portland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #429 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,781 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 25% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Portland Fire Department is 4.5% of Sumner County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 399 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 53% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Prairieton Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cottontown Fire Association
Cottontown · volunteer
Gallatin City Fire Department
Gallatin · career
Hendersonville Fire Department
Hendersonville · career
Millersville Fire Department
Millersville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Prairieton Fire Department, IN 18 Eden Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 Pleasant Township Fire Department, IN 18 Zearing Fire and Rescue, IA 18 Chelsea Fire Department, IA 18 Kempton Fire and Rescue Incorporated, IN 18 Aurora-Ross Fire District, KY 18 Calvert City Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Portland Fire Department have?

Portland Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,781 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #429 of 534 by personnel.

Does Portland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Portland Fire Department operate?

Portland Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Portland Fire Department?

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

Has Portland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Portland Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $261,905 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.