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Alston Volunteer Fire Department

Alston, GA · Montgomery County. Alston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alston Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Georgia average.

13th pct.
national personnel size
-6%
vs. Georgia average
$382,377
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Alston Volunteer 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$23,899 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel

Alston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alston, GA (Montgomery County) and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,417 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $382,377.

  • National personnel rank #19,417 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #244 of 328
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Alston Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 10307 · Alston Volunteer Fire Department, GA 16 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lowell Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $382K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lowell Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Alston, GA
FDID
10307

FEMA Grant History

$382K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FR00178 $382,377

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Alston Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #244 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,417 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 6% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Montgomery County HIFLD mix around Alston Volunteer Fire Department

Montgomery County: 7 departments, 70 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Lowell Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ailey Volunteer Fire Department
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Higgston Volunteer Fire Department
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Tarrytown Volunteer Fire Department
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Uvalda Volunteer Fire Department
Uvalda · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Lowell Volunteer Fire Department, VT 16 Timber Community Fire Protection District - South, MO 16 Red Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue, CO 16 Fox Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 16 Winthrop Fire Department, IA 16 Village of Malvern Fire Department, OH 16 Whelen Springs Fire Station, AR 16 East Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, LA 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alston Volunteer Fire Department have?

Alston Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,417 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #244 of 328 by personnel.

Does Alston Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Alston Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Alston Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Alston Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Alston Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Alston Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $382,377 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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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