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Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station

Byromville, GA · Dooly County. Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Georgia average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$199,834
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
42/100
Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station

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 C
22 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 D
$9,083 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station is a Volunteer department serving Byromville, GA (Dooly County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,570 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $199,834.

  • National personnel rank #15,570 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #189 of 328
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Dooly County

Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 04605 · Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station, GA 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,570
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moody Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $200K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Moody Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Byromville, GA
FDID
04605

FEMA Grant History

$200K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO01670 $199,834

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #189 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,570 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Dooly County HIFLD mix around Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station

Dooly County: 8 departments, 194 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 38% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Moody Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dooly County Fire Department
Vienna · volunteer
Unadilla Fire and Rescue
Unadilla · volunteer
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department
Vienna · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Moody Volunteer Fire Department, MO 22 Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22 Indian Springs Volunteer Fire Department, CO 22 Brayton Volunteer Fire Department, TN 22 Florence Fire Department, SD 22 Scotland Neck Fire Department, NC 22 North Benton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Canada Volunteer Fire Department, NC 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station have?

Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,570 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #189 of 328 by personnel.

Does Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station provide EMS services?

Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station operate?

Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station?

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

Has Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station received federal grants?

Yes, Dooly County Volunteer Fire Department - Byromville Fire Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $199,834 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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