Department profile

Volunteer

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department

Arnoldsville, GA · Oglethorpe County. Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

19th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$261,905
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Arnoldsville 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 D
18 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$14,550 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Arnoldsville, GA (Oglethorpe County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,274 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $261,905.

  • National personnel rank #18,274 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #219 of 328
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Oglethorpe County

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 10903 · Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,274
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cabool
  • FEMA-LIGHT $262K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cabool Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Arnoldsville, GA
FDID
10903

FEMA Grant History

$262K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02916 $261,904.76

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #219 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,274 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Oglethorpe County HIFLD mix around Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department

Oglethorpe County: 12 departments, 94 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 25% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cabool Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department
Winterville · volunteer
Lexington Volunteer Fire Department
Lexington · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Cabool Fire Department, MO 18 Clay City Fire Department, IN 18 Success Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Craryville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 18 Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, FL 18 Westwood Volunteer Fire Company, PA 18 Benson Fire Department, VT 18 Colrain Fire Department, MA 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,274 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #219 of 328 by personnel.

Does Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $261,904.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Georgia?

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

Related guides

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