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Charlton County Fire Department

Folkston, GA · Charlton County. Charlton County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 58 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.

58
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 13%
national personnel size
+241%
vs. Georgia average
5
stations

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
10/100
Charlton County 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
11.6 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
58 personnel · 5 stations

Charlton County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Folkston, GA (Charlton County), with 5 stations and 58 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,818 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,818 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #64 of 328
  • 8.62 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Charlton County

Charlton County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

58 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 02401 · Charlton County Fire Department, GA 58 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 58
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Citizens Hose Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Citizens Hose Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA (+ 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
Folkston, GA
FDID
02401

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Charlton County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #64 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,818 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 241% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Charlton County Fire Department carries 100.0% of Charlton County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (58 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.62 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 58 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Citizens Hose Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Charlton County Fire Department
Saint George · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 58 personnel

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

Citizens Hose Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA 58 South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 58 Forest Volunteer Fire Department, VA 58 Middle River Volunteer Fire Company, MD 58 Lenox Fire Department, MA 58 Sharon Volunteer Fire Department, VA 58 City of Colfax Fire Department, WA 58 Riverside Fire Authority, WA 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charlton County Fire Department have?

Charlton County Fire Department has 58 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 241% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,818 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #64 of 328 by personnel.

Does Charlton County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Charlton County Fire Department operate?

Charlton County Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Charlton County Fire Department?

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

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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