Department profile

Volunteer

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department

Dickson, TN · Dickson County. Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Tennessee average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations
$1,672,926
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
18/100
Tennessee City 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
14 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
28 personnel · 2 stations

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dickson, TN (Dickson County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,815 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,672,926.

  • National personnel rank #11,815 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #240 of 534
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Dickson County

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 22131 · Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,815
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grayson Volunteer…
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grayson Volunteer Fire Protection District, KY (+ 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
Dickson, TN
FDID
22131

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06112 $218,237.14
2014 EMW2013FF00115 $1,454,690
2009 EMW2008FF00853 $-1

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #240 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,815 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Dickson County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 283 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 25% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Grayson Volunteer Fire Protection District, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Burns Fire Department
Burns · volunteer
Claylick Volunteer Fire Department
White Bluff · volunteer
Cumberland Furnace Volunteer Fire Department
Cumberland Furnace · volunteer
Dickson County Rescue Squad
Dickson · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Grayson Volunteer Fire Protection District, KY 28 Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad, WI 28 Crescent City Fire Department, FL 28 Friend Volunteer Fire Department, NE 28 Gore Springs Volunteer Fire Department, MS 28 Musselshell County Fire Department, MT 28 North Pole Fire Company Incorporated, NY 28 Ukiah Valley Fire District, CA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,815 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #240 of 534 by personnel.

Does Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Tennessee City 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 Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,672,926.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2022 (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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