Department profile

Volunteer

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department

Tennessee Ridge, TN · Houston County. Tennessee Ridge Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Tennessee average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-25%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station

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
32/100
Tennessee Ridge 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tennessee Ridge, TN (Houston County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,890 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,890 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #433 of 534
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Houston County

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 42121 · Tennessee Ridge Fire Department, TN 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,890
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Doty Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Doty Volunteer Fire Department, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Tennessee Ridge, TN
FDID
42121

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Tennessee Ridge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #433 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,890 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 25% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster weight

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department carries 40.9% of Houston County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (44 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Doty Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Erin Fire Department
Erin · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Doty Volunteer Fire Department, WI 18 Sandborn Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Schlater Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 Edwardsport Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Hardy Volunteer Fire Department, NE 18 Greenville-Overbrook Fire Department, OK 18 Pisgah Fire Department, IA 18 Cassian Volunteer Fire Department, WI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tennessee Ridge Fire Department have?

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,890 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #433 of 534 by personnel.

Does Tennessee Ridge Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Tennessee Ridge Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Tennessee Ridge Fire Department operate?

Tennessee Ridge Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tennessee Ridge Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Tennessee?

Tennessee has 921 fire departments with 22,125 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

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