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Sweetwater Fire Department

Sweetwater, TN · Monroe County. Sweetwater Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sweetwater Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Tennessee average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$141,857
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
16/100
Sweetwater 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
12 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 D
$5,911 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 2 stations

Sweetwater Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sweetwater, TN (Monroe County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,803 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $141,857.

  • National personnel rank #14,803 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #318 of 534
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Monroe County

Sweetwater Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 62143 · Sweetwater Fire Department, TN 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,803
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westby-Christiana…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $142K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Westby-Christiana Fire Protection District, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Sweetwater, TN
FDID
62143

FEMA Grant History

$142K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-09487 $141,857.14

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Sweetwater Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #318 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,803 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster fringe

Sweetwater Fire Department is 8.1% of Monroe County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 296 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Westby-Christiana Fire Protection District, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Gudger Community Volunteer Fire Department
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Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department
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Madisonville Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Westby-Christiana Fire Protection District, WI 24 Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Genoa Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Forest Fire Department - Central Station, LA 24 Viola Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Alcester Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 McLoud Fire Department, OK 24 Tecumseh Fire Department, OK 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sweetwater Fire Department have?

Sweetwater Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,803 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #318 of 534 by personnel.

Does Sweetwater Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sweetwater Fire Department operate?

Sweetwater Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sweetwater Fire Department?

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

Has Sweetwater Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sweetwater Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $141,857.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.