Department profile

Volunteer

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department

Watertown, TN · Wilson County. Watertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

26th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Watertown 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 C
21 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
21 personnel · 1 station

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Watertown, TN (Wilson County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,584 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,584 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #364 of 534
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Wilson County

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 95131 · Watertown Volunteer Fire Department, TN 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #16,584
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vincent Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Vincent Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Watertown, TN
FDID
95131

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Watertown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #364 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,584 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County staffing outlier

Volunteer island in a career-heavy Wilson County

County mix is mostly career (1 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed volunteer. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Vincent Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Lebanon Fire Department
Lebanon · career
Nashville Superspeedway
Lebanon · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Vincent Volunteer Fire Department, IA 21 Lawton Fire and Rescue, IA 21 Grafton Fire Department, IA 21 Manly Volunteer Fire Department, IA 21 Kimper Volunteer Fire Department, KY 21 Buffalo Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 21 Dublin Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN 21 Cantril Volunteer Fire Department, IA 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Watertown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% below the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,584 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #364 of 534 by personnel.

Does Watertown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Watertown Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Watertown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Watertown Volunteer Fire Department?

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wilson 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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