Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Carrollton Fire Department

Carrollton, GA · Carroll County. Carrollton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carrollton Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+194%
vs. Georgia average
3
stations
$257,898
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
27/100
Carrollton 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
16.7 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
50 personnel · 3 stations

Carrollton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Carrollton, GA (Carroll County), with 3 stations and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,820 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $257,898.

  • National personnel rank #3,820 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #74 of 328
  • 6.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Carroll County

Carrollton Fire 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 02203 · Carrollton Fire Department, GA 50 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,820
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franklin Lakes Bo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $258K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Franklin Lakes Borough Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Carrollton, GA
FDID
02203

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO01088 $264,000
2008 EMW2007FF00163 $-6,102

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Carrollton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #74 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,820 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 194% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Carrollton Fire Department carries 78.1% of Carroll County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (64 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Franklin Lakes Borough Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Carroll County Fire Department
Carrollton · other
Fairfield Fire Department Station a
Villa Rica · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 50 personnel

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

Franklin Lakes Borough Fire Department, NJ 50 Litchville Fire Department, ND 50 Wexford Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 Thomasville Fire Department, NC 50 Oroville Fire Department, CA 50 Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, IL 50 Galesburg Fire Department, IL 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carrollton Fire Department have?

Carrollton Fire 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 #3,820 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #74 of 328 by personnel.

Does Carrollton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Carrollton Fire Department operate?

Carrollton Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Carrollton Fire Department?

Carrollton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Carroll County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Carrollton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Carrollton Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $257,898 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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