Department profile

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Putnam County Fire Department

Cookeville, TN · Putnam County. Putnam County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 12 stations and 80 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.

80
Total personnel
12
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Putnam County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+233%
vs. Tennessee average
12
stations
$214,386
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
6/100
Putnam County 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 F
6.7 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
80 personnel · 12 stations

Putnam County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cookeville, TN (Putnam County), with 12 stations and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,502 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $214,386.

  • National personnel rank #1,502 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #34 of 534
  • 15.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Putnam County

Putnam County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

80 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 71751 · Putnam County Fire Department, TN 80 personnel · 12 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-MULTI 12 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,502
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rudolph Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $214K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Cookeville, TN
FDID
71751

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO01663 $214,386

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Putnam County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #34 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,502 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 233% above the state average
Stations
12
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Putnam County Fire Department carries 44.9% of Putnam County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (178 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

15.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (12 stations / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Algood Volunteer Fire Department
Cookeville · other
Baxter Volunteer Fire Department
Baxter · volunteer
Cookeville Fire Department
Cookeville · career
Monterey Volunteer Fire Department
Monterey · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 80 personnel

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

Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 Delavan Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 Arbor Vitae Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 Chappaqua Fire Department, NY 80 Macedon Fire Department, NY 80 Montgomery County Fire District, KY 80 Goodyear Hose Company, PA 80 Wading River Fire Department, NY 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Putnam County Fire Department have?

Putnam County Fire Department has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 233% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,502 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #34 of 534 by personnel.

Does Putnam County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Putnam County Fire Department operate?

Putnam County Fire Department operates 12 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Putnam County Fire Department?

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

Has Putnam County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Putnam County Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $214,386 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.