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Cataula Volunteer Fire Department

Cataula, GA · Harris County. Cataula Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cataula Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Georgia average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Georgia average
2
stations
$165,690
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
20/100
Cataula Volunteer 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
14 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 D
$5,917 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Cataula Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cataula, GA (Harris County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,374 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,690.

  • National personnel rank #11,374 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #134 of 328
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Harris County

Cataula Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 07213 · Cataula Volunteer Fire Department, GA 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,374
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerton Fire and…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $166K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Somerton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH (+ 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
Cataula, GA
FDID
07213

FEMA Grant History

$166K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10248 $165,689.9

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Cataula Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #134 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,374 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Harris County HIFLD mix around Cataula Volunteer Fire Department

Harris County: 12 departments, 152 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Somerton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department
Fortson · volunteer
Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
Pine Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Pine Mountain Valley · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Somerton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Chesaning Brady Fire Department, MI 28 Smith Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Atkinson Fire Department, NC 28 West Nodaway Fire Protection District, MO 28 Mussey Township Fire Department, MI 28 Grant Township Fire and Rescue Department, MI 28 Dewittville Fire Department, NY 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cataula Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cataula Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,374 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #134 of 328 by personnel.

Does Cataula Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cataula Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cataula Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cataula Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cataula Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cataula Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,689.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.