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Alma-Bacon County Fire Department

Alma, GA · Bacon County. Alma-Bacon County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 76 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.

76
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+347%
vs. Georgia average
6
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Alma-Bacon County 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 F
12.7 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
76 personnel · 6 stations

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alma, GA (Bacon County), with 6 stations and 76 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,604 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,604 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #47 of 328
  • 7.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Bacon County

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

76 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 00301 · Alma-Bacon County Fire Department, GA 76 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 76
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,604
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newberg
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Newberg Fire Department, OR (+ 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 GA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Alma, GA
FDID
00301

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Alma-Bacon County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #47 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,604 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 347% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department carries 100.0% of Bacon County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (76 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 17% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 76 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Newberg Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 76 personnel

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

Newberg Fire Department, OR 76 Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TX 76 Katy Fire Department, TX 76 Manhattan Fire Department, KS 76 Shiner Volunteer Fire Department, TX 76 Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department, CT 76 Cole County Fire Protection District, MO 76 Fair Grove Fire Department Main, NC 76

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alma-Bacon County Fire Department have?

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department has 76 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 347% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,604 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #47 of 328 by personnel.

Does Alma-Bacon County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Alma-Bacon County Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Alma-Bacon County Fire Department operate?

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alma-Bacon County Fire Department?

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bacon County, GA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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