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City Information
- Land area - 44.9 square miles
- Resident population (2020 U.S. Census) - 83,454
- Daytime population (2021 Williamson Inc.) - 108,481
- Estimated value of property in Franklin - $37 billion (taxable property)
Department Overview
- Firefighters - 158
- Firefighter schedule - 24 hours on, 48 hours off
- Administrative personnel - 15
- Civilian personnel - 5
- Firefighters per shift - 51/52 (minimum staffing - 40 per shift)
- Number of paramedics - 51
- Stations - 8
- Training Center - 419 Century Ct.
- Headquarters - 507 New Hwy. 96 W
- Number of frontline apparatus - 13; all are Advanced Life Support (ALS) equipped
- Total incident responses – 11,502
- Medical and rescue responses – 7,523 (65%)
- Fire responses - 138 total; 58 working fires
- Average response time – 5:39 minutes
- Certified firefighters hired and onboarded - 10
- Total training hours department-wide - 56,042 (average of 350 hours of training per year per on-shift firefighter)
- Number of code enforcement inspections -2,450
- Plan reviews (including site, fire sprinkler, fire alarm, special event, life safety plan reviews, and more) -3,324
- Community Events - 416
- Children educated in school programs - 2,268
- People trained in CPR - 202
- Car seats installed - 240
- Citizens’ Fire Academy Graduates - 12
- Fire Explorers - 15
- Teens who took part in first “Lead with Fire” Youth Summer Camp - 13
- Older adults educated on fall and fire prevention - 245
- 17th Annual Toy & Clothing Drive - Benefitted 198 children
Budget
- 2024-2025 fiscal year budget (personnel, operations and capital) - $28,002,586
Apparatus/Response Vehicles
