Department profile

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Blackshear Fire Department

Blackshear, GA · Pierce County. Blackshear Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 14 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.

14
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

8th pct.
national personnel size
-18%
vs. Georgia average
2
stations
$211,147
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
6/100
Blackshear 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
7 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
14 personnel · 2 stations

Blackshear Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Blackshear, GA (Pierce County), with 2 stations and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,647 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $211,147.

  • National personnel rank #20,647 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #271 of 328
  • 14.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Pierce County

Blackshear Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 11310 · Blackshear Fire Department, GA 14 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,647
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McDougal Voluntee…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $211K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McDougal Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+ 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
Blackshear, GA
FDID
11310

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05849 $211,146.66

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Blackshear Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #271 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,647 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 18% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Blackshear Fire Department carries 100.0% of Pierce County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (14 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 11% of the county count. County / state rollup.

14.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McDougal Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Patterson Fire Department
Patterson · other
Sunset Volunteer Fire Department
Blackshear · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

McDougal Volunteer Fire Station, AR 14 Compton Junction Fire District Incorporated, MO 14 Huggins Volunteer Fire Department, MO 14 Yampa Fire Protection District, CO 14 Beginnings Volunteer Fire Department, CA 14 Garberville Fire Protection District, CA 14 South Fork Volunteer Fire Department, CO 14 Mammoth Fire District, AZ 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blackshear Fire Department have?

Blackshear Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,647 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #271 of 328 by personnel.

Does Blackshear Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Blackshear Fire Department operate?

Blackshear Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Blackshear Fire Department?

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

Has Blackshear Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Blackshear Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $211,146.66 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.