Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services

Ball Ground, GA · Cherokee County. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Georgia average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
+47%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services

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 C
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services is a Volunteer department serving Ball Ground, GA (Cherokee County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,169 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,169 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #158 of 328
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Cherokee County

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 02805 · Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, GA 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kitty Hawk
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kitty Hawk Fire Department, NC (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Ball Ground, GA
FDID
02805

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #158 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,169 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Cherokee County HIFLD mix around Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services

Cherokee County: 11 departments, 144 personnel (4 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kitty Hawk Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Canton City Fire Department
Canton · other
Canton Fire Department
Canton · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Kitty Hawk Fire Department, NC 25 Potter Station Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Alma Fire Department, MI 25 Breckenridge-Wheeler Fire Department, MI 25 Marenisco Volunteer Fire Department, MI 25 Mid-Michigan Community Fire Department, MI 25 Holtville-Slapout Fire and Rescue Incorporated, AL 25 Prudence Island Volunteer Fire Department, RI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services have?

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,169 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #158 of 328 by personnel.

Does Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services operate?

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services?

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services is a Volunteer department serving Cherokee 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.

Related guides

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