Department profile

Volunteer

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department

Cleveland, GA · White County. Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Georgia average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$952,381
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Cleveland Volunteer 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
18 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 A
$52,910 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cleveland, GA (White County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,387 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $952,381.

  • National personnel rank #18,387 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #221 of 328
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in White County

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 15403 · Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,387
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Horseshoe Bend Fi…
  • FEMA-MID $952K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Horseshoe Bend Fire District, ID (+ 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
Cleveland, GA
FDID
15403

FEMA Grant History

$952K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03284 $952,380.95

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #221 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,387 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department carries 64.3% of White County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (28 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Horseshoe Bend Fire District, ID (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Helen Fire Department
Helen · volunteer
White County Fire Department
Cleveland · other
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Horseshoe Bend Fire District, ID 18 Lebanon Junction Fire and Rescue, KY 18 Atoka Volunteer Fire Department, NM 18 Chattanooga Fire Department, OK 18 Fletcher Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18 Wichita Mountain Estates Fire Department, OK 18 Stockbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VT 18 Palmetto Rural Fire Department, SC 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,387 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #221 of 328 by personnel.

Does Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $952,380.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.