Department profile

Volunteer

Tecumseh Fire Department

Tecumseh, OK · Pottawatomie County. Tecumseh Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Tecumseh Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oklahoma average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Oklahoma average
2
stations

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
10/100
Tecumseh 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 2 stations

Tecumseh Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tecumseh, OK (Pottawatomie 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 #14,812 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,812 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #128 of 513
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Pottawatomie County

Tecumseh 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 63012 · Tecumseh Fire Department, OK 24 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,812
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Denbo-Vesta Six V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Denbo-Vesta Six Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Tecumseh, OK
FDID
63012

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW2007FF00183 $-24,368

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

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Tecumseh Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #128 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,812 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Pottawatomie County HIFLD mix around Tecumseh Fire Department

Pottawatomie County: 16 departments, 158 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 13% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Denbo-Vesta Six Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Asher Fire Department
Asher · volunteer
Bethel Acres Fire Department
Shawnee · volunteer
Earlsboro Volunteer Fire Department
Earlsboro · volunteer
Macomb Fire Department
Macomb · other
Maud Fire Department
Maud · other
McLoud Fire Department
Mcloud · volunteer
Pink Fire Department
Tecumseh · other
All OK departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Denbo-Vesta Six Volunteer Fire Company, PA 24 Sweetwater Fire Department, TN 24 Westby-Christiana Fire Protection District, WI 24 Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Genoa Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Waldron Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR 24 Viola Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Alcester Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tecumseh Fire Department have?

Tecumseh Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,812 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #128 of 513 by personnel.

Does Tecumseh Fire Department provide EMS services?

Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh Fire Department operate?

Tecumseh Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tecumseh Fire Department?

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

Has Tecumseh Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tecumseh Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-24,368 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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