Department profile

Career (Paid)

Bainbridge Public Safety Department

Bainbridge, GA · Decatur County. Bainbridge Public Safety Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

50
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bainbridge Public Safety Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+194%
vs. Georgia average
2
stations
$262,508
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Bainbridge Public Safety 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
25 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 F
$5,250 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 2 stations

Bainbridge Public Safety Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bainbridge, GA (Decatur County), with 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,789 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $262,508.

  • National personnel rank #3,789 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #73 of 328
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Decatur County

Bainbridge Public Safety Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 04302 · Bainbridge Public Safety Department, GA 50 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,789
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Friendship Fire F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $263K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Friendship Fire Fighter Association, 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
Bainbridge, GA
FDID
04302

FEMA Grant History

$263K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03477 $262,507.61

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Bainbridge Public Safety Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #73 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,789 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 194% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Bainbridge Public Safety Department carries 26.7% of Decatur County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (187 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Friendship Fire Fighter Association, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bainbridge Fire Department
Bainbridge · other
Decatur County Fire and Rescue
Bainbridge · other
All GA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 50 personnel

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

Friendship Fire Fighter Association, AL 50 Borough of Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 50 Windham Center Fire Department, CT 50 Valley Hill Fire and Rescue, NC 50 Oroville Fire Department, CA 50 DE Pere Fire and Rescue, WI 50 Thomasville Fire Department, NC 50 West Shore Fire District, CT 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bainbridge Public Safety Department have?

Bainbridge Public Safety Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 194% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,789 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #73 of 328 by personnel.

Does Bainbridge Public Safety Department provide EMS services?

Bainbridge Public Safety 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 Bainbridge Public Safety Department operate?

Bainbridge Public Safety Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bainbridge Public Safety Department?

Bainbridge Public Safety Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Decatur County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Bainbridge Public Safety Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bainbridge Public Safety Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $262,507.61 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.