Department profile

Volunteer

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department

New Tazewell, TN · Claiborne County. South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

55
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+129%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$522,500
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
61/100
South Claiborne 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
27.5 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
55 personnel · 2 stations

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Tazewell, TN (Claiborne County), with 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,263 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $522,500.

  • National personnel rank #3,263 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #64 of 534
  • 3.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Claiborne County

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 13141 · South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department, TN 55 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,263
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Monson
  • FEMA-MID $523K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Monson Fire Department, MA (+ 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
New Tazewell, TN
FDID
13141

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0149 $522,500

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #64 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,263 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department carries 27.6% of Claiborne County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (199 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 36% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Monson Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cumberland Gap Volunteer Fire Department
Cumberland Gap · volunteer
Harrogate City Volunteer Fire
Harrogate · other
New Tazewell Fire Department
Tazewell · volunteer
Speedwell Volunteer Fire Department
Speedwell · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Monson Fire Department, MA 55 Americus Fire and Emergency Services, GA 55 British Petroleum Products - North America Whiting Fire Station, IN 55 Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 55 Port Matilda Fire Company, PA 55 New Hamburg Fire District, NY 55 Bethel Township Fire Department, OH 55 South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department have?

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,263 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #64 of 534 by personnel.

Does South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

South Claiborne 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 South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department operate?

South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $522,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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