Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department

Athens, GA · Clarke County. Athens-Clarke County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 175 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.

175
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 1%
national personnel size
+929%
vs. Georgia average
8
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
45/100
Athens-Clarke 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 C
21.9 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
175 personnel · 8 stations

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Athens, GA (Clarke County), with 8 stations and 175 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #300 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #300 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #8 of 328
  • 4.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Clarke County

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

175 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 02901 · Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, GA 175 personnel · 8 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 175
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #300
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dothan
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dothan Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Athens, GA
FDID
02901

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Athens-Clarke County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #8 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #300 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 929% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department carries 92.1% of Clarke County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (190 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 175 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dothan Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department
Winterville · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 175 personnel

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

Dothan Fire Department, AL 175 Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department, MT 175 Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department, PA 175 Biloxi Fire Department, MS 175 Modesto Fire Department, CA 175 Kent Fire Department, WA 176 San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, CA 174 Waltham Fire Department, MA 176

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Athens-Clarke County Fire Department have?

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department has 175 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 929% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #300 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #8 of 328 by personnel.

Does Athens-Clarke County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Athens-Clarke County Fire Department operate?

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Athens-Clarke County Fire Department?

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Clarke 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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