Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Albany Fire Department

Albany, GA · Dougherty County. Albany Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 11 stations and 223 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.

223
Total personnel
11
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Albany Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1212%
vs. Georgia average
11
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
39/100
Albany 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 D
20.3 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
223 personnel · 11 stations

Albany Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Albany, GA (Dougherty County), with 11 stations and 223 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #187 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #187 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #5 of 328
  • 4.93 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Dougherty County

Albany Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

223 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 04704 · Albany Fire Department, GA 223 personnel · 11 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 223
  • STA-MULTI 11 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #187
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lafayette
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lafayette Fire Department, LA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 GA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Albany, GA
FDID
04704

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Albany Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #5 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #187 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1212% above the state average
Stations
11
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Albany Fire Department carries 84.8% of Dougherty County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (263 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.93 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (11 stations / 223 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lafayette Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 223 personnel

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

Lafayette Fire Department, LA 223 Fall River Fire Department, MA 224 Monroe County Fire and Rescue, FL 224 Haverstraw Fire Department - Rescue Hook and Ladder 1, NY 225 Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, AL 220 Springfield Fire Department, IL 226 City of Miami Beach Fire Rescue Department, FL 219 City of Glendale Fire Department, CA 227

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Albany Fire Department have?

Albany Fire Department has 223 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1212% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #187 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #5 of 328 by personnel.

Does Albany Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Albany Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Albany Fire Department operate?

Albany Fire Department operates 11 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Albany Fire Department?

Albany Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Dougherty County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Georgia?

Georgia has 868 fire departments with 14,656 total personnel. 30% are volunteer departments.

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