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West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department

Johnson City, TN · Carter County. West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Tennessee average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+50%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
West Carter County 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 B
36 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
36 personnel · 1 station

West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Johnson City, TN (Carter County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,544 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,544 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #137 of 534
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Carter County

West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 10111 · West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,544
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Linden
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Linden Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
Johnson City, TN
FDID
10111

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #137 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,544 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Carter County HIFLD mix around West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department

Carter County: 10 departments, 240 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Linden Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Linden Fire Department, AZ 36 Bruin Volunteer Fire Department and Relief Association, PA 36 Oldwick Fire Company, NJ 36 Readington Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 36 East Nash Volunteer Fire Department, NC 36 Saint Charles Volunteer Fire Department, VA 36 Milan Fire Department, MO 36 Arrington Volunteer Fire Department, NC 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department have?

West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,544 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #137 of 534 by personnel.

Does West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department operate?

West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department?

West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carter 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.

Related guides

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