Department profile

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Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department

Surgoinsville, TN · Hawkins County. Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Tennessee average.

21st pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$428,571
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Surgoinsville Municipal 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 F
10 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 B
$21,429 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 2 stations

Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Surgoinsville, TN (Hawkins County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,708 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $428,571.

  • National personnel rank #17,708 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #395 of 534
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Hawkins County

Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 37141 · Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department, TN 20 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,708
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Onofre Fire D…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $429K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: San Onofre Fire Department-Dod, CA (+ 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
Surgoinsville, TN
FDID
37141

FEMA Grant History

$429K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00415 $428,571.42

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #395 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,708 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department is 4.9% 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.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: San Onofre Fire Department-Dod, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

San Onofre Fire Department-Dod, CA 20 Fort Ransom Rural Fire Department, ND 20 Ringle Fire Department, WI 20 Corinth-Shiloh Rural Fire Department, SC 20 Wausau Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 20 West District Fire Authority, FL 20 Purvis Fire Department, MS 20 San Juan Fire Department - Montezuma Creek Fire Station, UT 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department have?

Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,708 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #395 of 534 by personnel.

Does Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Surgoinsville Municipal 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 Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Surgoinsville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $428,571.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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