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Williamson County Rescue Squad

Franklin, TN · Williamson County. Williamson County Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 85 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.

85
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Williamson County Rescue Squad pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Tennessee average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+254%
vs. Tennessee average
4
stations
$896,448
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
43/100
Williamson County Rescue Squad

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
21.3 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 C
$10,546 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
85 personnel · 4 stations

Williamson County Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Franklin, TN (Williamson County), with 4 stations and 85 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,325 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $896,448.

  • National personnel rank #1,325 of 22,440
  • TN personnel rank #29 of 534
  • 4.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Williamson County

Williamson County Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

85 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 94743 · Williamson County Rescue Squad, TN 85 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 85
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,325
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Factoryville Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $896K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Factoryville Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Franklin, TN
FDID
94743

FEMA Grant History

$896K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2018)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00325 $0
2016 EMW2015FR00377 $472,728
2014 EMW2013FO05800 $198,720
2012 EMW2011FV04407 $225,000

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

Staffing vs the Tennessee average

How Williamson County Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in Tennessee. In-state it ranks #29 of 534 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,325 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 254% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
115
TN departments
921

County roster geometry

Williamson County HIFLD mix around Williamson County Rescue Squad

Williamson County: 13 departments, 494 personnel (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 85 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Factoryville Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Fairview Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 85 personnel

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

Factoryville Fire Company, PA 85 Yukon-South Huntingdon Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 85 Verplanck Fire Department, NY 85 Groton Fire Department, NY 85 Amagansett Fire Department, NY 85 Hazle Township Fire and Rescue, PA 85 Carmel Fire Department, NY 85 Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department, NY 85

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Williamson County Rescue Squad have?

Williamson County Rescue Squad has 85 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 254% above the Tennessee average of 24 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,325 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within TN, it ranks #29 of 534 by personnel.

Does Williamson County Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Williamson County Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Williamson County Rescue Squad operate?

Williamson County Rescue Squad operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Williamson County Rescue Squad?

Williamson County Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Williamson County, TN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Williamson County Rescue Squad received federal grants?

Yes, Williamson County Rescue Squad has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $896,448 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Tennessee?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.