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City Information

• Land area - 44.82 square miles
• Resident population (2020 U.S. Census) - 83,454
• Daytime population (2021 Williamson Inc.) - 108,481
• Estimated value of property in Franklin - $23.6 billion (taxable property)

Department Overview

• Firefighters - 153
• Firefighter schedule - 24 hours on, 48 hours off
• Administrative personnel - 22
• Civilian personnel - 5
• Firefighters per shift - 51 (minimum staffing - 40 per shift)
• Number of paramedics - 49
• Stations - 8
• Training Center—located at 419 Century Ct.
• Headquarters/administrative offices—located in Franklin City Hall, 109 3rd Ave. South
• Number of frontline apparatus - 13; all are Advanced Life Support (ALS) equipped

Operations & Training 2023

• Total incident responses – 11,078
• Medical and rescue responses – 7,221 (65%)
• Fire responses - 165 total; 52 structure fires  
• Average response time – 5:34 minutes
• Recruit Academy graduates - 4
• Certified firefighters hired and onboarded - 15
• Total training hours department-wide - 54,024 (average of 347 hours of training per year per on-shift firefighter)

Community Risk Reduction 2023

• Number of code enforcement inspections - 1,988
• Plan reviews (including site, fire sprinkler, fire alarm, special event, life safety plan reviews, and more) - 2,477
• Family Safety House 1st grade program - educated 1,111 students
• Great Escapes 3rd & 5th grade programs - educated 1,762 students
• Community CPR - trained 163 people

Budget

•  2023-2024 fiscal year budget (personnel, operations and capital) - 

  $26,126,469

Apparatus/Response Vehicles

• Engines—4
• Ladders—4
• Towers—3
• Rescue (Quick Response SUV)—1
• Heavy rescue—1
• Technical rescue—1
• Hazmat response trucks—2
• Air trucks—2 
• Brush truck—2
• Swiftwater rescue boats—3
• Polaris—2
• Reserve engine—1
• Reserve ladders—2
• Reserve tower—1
• Training Center engine—1