Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department

White House, TN · Sumner County. White House Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Tennessee average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+96%
vs. Tennessee average
2
stations

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
50/100
White House Community 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
23.5 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
47 personnel · 2 stations

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving White House, TN (Sumner County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,533 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,533 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #77 of 534
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Sumner County

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 74191 · White House Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 47 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,533
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Exeter
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Exeter Fire Department, NH (+ 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
White House, TN
FDID
74191

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How White House Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #77 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,533 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 96% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Sumner County HIFLD mix around White House Community Volunteer Fire Department

Sumner County: 17 departments, 399 personnel (11 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 53% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Exeter Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cottontown Fire Association
Cottontown · volunteer
Gallatin City Fire Department
Gallatin · career
Hendersonville Fire Department
Hendersonville · career
Millersville Fire Department
Millersville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Exeter Fire Department, NH 47 Auburn Fire Department, NH 47 Okauchee Fire Department, WI 47 Windham Volunteer Fire Department, OH 47 Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention, IA 47 Smithton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 47 Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue, IN 47 Donora Fire Company, PA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White House Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 96% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,533 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #77 of 534 by personnel.

Does White House Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, White House Community Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does White House Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is White House Community Volunteer Fire Department?

White House Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sumner 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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