Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Bent Tree Fire Department

Jasper, GA · Pickens County. Bent Tree Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bent Tree Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Georgia average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. Georgia average
1
station

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Bent Tree 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Bent Tree Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jasper, GA (Pickens County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,011 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,011 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #280 of 328
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Pickens County

Bent Tree Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 11204 · Bent Tree Fire Department, GA 13 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,011
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Irondale Communit…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Irondale Community Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Jasper, GA
FDID
11204

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Bent Tree Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #280 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,011 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Pickens County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Irondale Community Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Big Canoe Fire Department
Jasper · other
Jasper Fire Department
Jasper · volunteer
Tate Fire Department
Tate · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 13 personnel

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

Irondale Community Volunteer Fire Department, MO 13 Wendell Fire Department, MA 13 Truesdale Fire Department, IA 13 Corning Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Tavares Fire Department, FL 13 Glendale Fire Department, MO 13 Jacksboro Fire Department, TN 13 United States Forest Service - Mio Ranger District, MI 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bent Tree Fire Department have?

Bent Tree Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,011 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #280 of 328 by personnel.

Does Bent Tree Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bent Tree Fire Department operate?

Bent Tree Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bent Tree Fire Department?

Bent Tree Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Pickens 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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