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City of Forsyth Fire Department

Forsyth, GA · Monroe County. City of Forsyth Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Forsyth Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Georgia average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
+12%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$201,800
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
39/100
City of Forsyth 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
19 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 C
$10,621 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

City of Forsyth Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Forsyth, GA (Monroe County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,917 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $201,800.

  • National personnel rank #17,917 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #214 of 328
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Monroe County

City of Forsyth Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 10203 · City of Forsyth Fire Department, GA 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,917
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nekoma Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $202K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Nekoma Fire Protection District, ND (+ 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
Forsyth, GA
FDID
10203

FEMA Grant History

$202K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07101 $201,799.52

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How City of Forsyth Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #214 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,917 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Monroe County HIFLD mix around City of Forsyth Fire Department

Monroe County: 5 departments, 133 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Nekoma Fire Protection District, ND (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Monroe County Emergency Services
Bolingbroke · other
Monroe County Emergency Services
Forsyth · volunteer
Monroe County Fire Department
Juliette · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Nekoma Fire Protection District, ND 19 Scott City Fire Department, MO 19 Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association, PA 19 Camp Pharsalia Fire and Safety, NY 19 Kinsey Volunteer Fire Department, MO 19 Ozora Community Fire Protection Association, MO 19 Douglas Volunteer Fire Department, NE 19 Chicken Creek Fire Department, OK 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Forsyth Fire Department have?

City of Forsyth Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,917 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #214 of 328 by personnel.

Does City of Forsyth Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

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

City of Forsyth Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

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

Has City of Forsyth Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Forsyth Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $201,799.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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