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Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department

Cochran, GA · Bleckley County. Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+253%
vs. Georgia average
6
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
8/100
Cochran-Bleckley 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
10 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
60 personnel · 6 stations

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cochran, GA (Bleckley County), with 6 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,581 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,581 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #59 of 328
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Bleckley County

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 01201 · Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department, GA 60 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,581
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harwinton Westsid…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harwinton Westside Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+ 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
Cochran, GA
FDID
01201

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #59 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,581 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 253% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department carries 100.0% of Bleckley County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (60 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Harwinton Westside Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Harwinton Westside Volunteer Fire Department, CT 60 Cape Girardeau Fire Department, MO 60 Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 60 Belmont Fire Department, NY 60 Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Mount Lebanon Fire Department, PA 60 North Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 60 Pitcairn Hose Company No 1, PA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department have?

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 253% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,581 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #59 of 328 by personnel.

Does Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department operate?

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department?

Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bleckley 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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