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City of Tallapoosa Fire Department

Tallapoosa, GA · Haralson County. City of Tallapoosa Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

15th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Georgia average
2
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
7/100
City of Tallapoosa 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
8.5 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
17 personnel · 2 stations

City of Tallapoosa Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tallapoosa, GA (Haralson County), with 2 stations and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,048 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,048 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #235 of 328
  • 11.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Haralson County

City of Tallapoosa Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 07102 · City of Tallapoosa Fire Department, GA 17 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,048
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newport Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Newport Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Tallapoosa, GA
FDID
07102

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How City of Tallapoosa Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #235 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,048 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

City of Tallapoosa Fire Department carries 63.0% of Haralson County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (27 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

11.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Newport Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bremen Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Newport Volunteer Fire Department, VA 17 Blankenship Rural Fire Department, MT 17 Big Mountain Fire and Rescue, MT 17 Albee Township Fire Department, MI 17 Yale Fire Department, MI 17 Leroy-Roselake Fire Department, MI 17 Peetz Volunteer Fire Department, CO 17 Camden Volunteer Fire Department, AL 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Tallapoosa Fire Department have?

City of Tallapoosa Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,048 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #235 of 328 by personnel.

Does City of Tallapoosa Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

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

City of Tallapoosa Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

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

City of Tallapoosa Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Haralson 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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