Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire

Alpharetta, GA · Fulton County. Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 129 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.

129
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+659%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
43/100
Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire

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
21.5 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
129 personnel · 6 stations

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Alpharetta, GA (Fulton County), with 6 stations and 129 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #575 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #575 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #19 of 328
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Fulton County

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

129 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 06003 · Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire, GA 129 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 129
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #575
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milford
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milford Fire Department, CT (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Alpharetta, GA
FDID
06003

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #19 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #575 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 659% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Fulton County HIFLD mix around Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire

Fulton County: 20 departments, 795 personnel (1 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 95% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 129 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milford Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 129 personnel

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

Milford Fire Department, CT 129 Cherry Hill Fire Department, NJ 129 Des Plaines Fire Department, IL 129 Charlottesville Fire Department, VA 129 Rapid City Department of Fire and Emergency Services, SD 128 Elkhart Fire Department - Central Station, IN 128 Utica Fire Department, NY 130 Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station, HI 130

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire have?

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire has 129 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 659% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #575 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #19 of 328 by personnel.

Does Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire operate?

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire?

Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Fulton 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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