Department profile

Career (Paid)

City of Douglas Fire Department

Douglas, GA · Coffee County. City of Douglas Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 44 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

44
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 23%
national personnel size
+159%
vs. Georgia average
3
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
20/100
City of Douglas 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
14.7 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
44 personnel · 3 stations

City of Douglas Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Douglas, GA (Coffee County), with 3 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,103 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,103 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #83 of 328
  • 6.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Coffee County

City of Douglas Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 03402 · City of Douglas Fire Department, GA 44 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,103
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ United States For…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: United States Forest Service - Huron Shores Station, MI (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Douglas, GA
FDID
03402

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How City of Douglas Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #83 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,103 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 159% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

City of Douglas Fire Department carries 100.0% of Coffee County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (44 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: United States Forest Service - Huron Shores Station, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Broxton Fire Department
Broxton · other
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Nationwide career peers near 44 personnel

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

United States Forest Service - Huron Shores Station, MI 44 Rose Hill Fire Department, NC 44 Aberdeen Fire and Rescue / Advanced Care, SD 44 Baden Volunteer Fire Department, PA 44 Pine-Strawberry Fire Department, AZ 44 Siloam Springs Fire Department, AR 44 South Metropolitan Fire District, MO 44 Laconia Fire Department - Central Station, NH 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Douglas Fire Department have?

City of Douglas Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 159% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,103 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #83 of 328 by personnel.

Does City of Douglas Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Douglas Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does City of Douglas Fire Department operate?

City of Douglas Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Douglas Fire Department?

City of Douglas Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Coffee County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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