Department profile

Career (Paid)

Trenton Fire Department

Trenton, TN · Gibson County. Trenton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

37th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Tennessee average
1
station
$504,824
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Trenton 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 C
25 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
$20,193 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Trenton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Trenton, TN (Gibson County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,071 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $504,824.

  • National personnel rank #14,071 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #301 of 534
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Gibson County

Trenton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 27173 · Trenton Fire Department, TN 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,071
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Loretto Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $505K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Loretto Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Trenton, TN
FDID
27173

FEMA Grant History

$505K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03706 $196,501.02
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02865 $114,163.8
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04136 $194,159.04

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Trenton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #301 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,071 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Gibson County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Loretto Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bradford Volunteer Fire Department
Bradford · volunteer
Dyer Volunteer Fire Department
Dyer · volunteer
Fruitland Volunteer Fire Department
Humboldt · volunteer
Humboldt Fire Department
Humboldt · career
Medina Fire Department
Medina · volunteer
All TN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 25 personnel

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

Loretto Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 Highland Lakes Volunteer Fire and Rescue, FL 25 Oneida Fire Department, NY 25 Leonardsville Fire Department, NY 25 Paragould Fire Department, AR 25 Berlin Fire Department, NH 25 Saint Bernard Fire Department, OH 25 Donaldson Center Fire Department, SC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Trenton Fire Department have?

Trenton Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,071 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #301 of 534 by personnel.

Does Trenton Fire Department provide EMS services?

Trenton 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 Trenton Fire Department operate?

Trenton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Trenton Fire Department?

Trenton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Gibson County, TN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Trenton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Trenton Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $504,823.86 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2023 (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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