Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Dalton Fire Department

Dalton, GA · Whitfield County. Dalton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 83 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.

83
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dalton Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+388%
vs. Georgia average
5
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
27/100
Dalton 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
16.6 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
83 personnel · 5 stations

Dalton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Dalton, GA (Whitfield County), with 5 stations and 83 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,355 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,355 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #40 of 328
  • 6.02 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Whitfield County

Dalton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

83 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 15503 · Dalton Fire Department, GA 83 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 83
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,355
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summerville Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Summerville Fire and Rescue, SC (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Dalton, GA
FDID
15503

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Dalton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #40 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,355 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 388% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Dalton Fire Department carries 82.2% of Whitfield County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (101 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.02 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 83 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Summerville Fire and Rescue, SC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cohutta Volunteer Fire Department
Cohutta · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 83 personnel

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

Summerville Fire and Rescue, SC 83 City of Vernon Fire Department, CA 83 North Washington Volunteer Fire Department / North Washington Rescue, PA 83 Lingohocken Fire Company, PA 83 Daisy Mountain Fire Department, AZ 83 City of Watertown Fire Department, NY 83 Enid Fire Department, OK 83 Leominster Fire Department, MA 83

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dalton Fire Department have?

Dalton Fire Department has 83 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 388% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,355 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #40 of 328 by personnel.

Does Dalton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dalton Fire Department operate?

Dalton Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Dalton Fire Department?

Dalton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Whitfield 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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