Department profile

Volunteer

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department

Statenville, GA · Echols County. Echols County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

20th pct.
national personnel size
+12%
vs. Georgia average
1
station

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
35/100
Echols County 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
19 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
19 personnel · 1 station

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Statenville, GA (Echols County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,954 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,954 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #216 of 328
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Echols County

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 05001 · Echols County Volunteer Fire Department, GA 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kremmling Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kremmling Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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
Statenville, GA
FDID
05001

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Echols County Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #216 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,954 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department carries 100.0% of Echols County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (19 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kremmling Fire Protection District, CO (+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 19 personnel

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

Kremmling Fire Protection District, CO 19 Sunny Home Volunteer Fire Department, AL 19 Jasper Farmers Fire Protection Association, MO 19 Jasper Volunteer Fire Department, MO 19 McKinleyville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 19 Killingsworth Cove Volunteer Fire Department, AL 19 Grant Township Fire and Rescue, MI 19 Wheatland Township Fire Department, MI 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Echols County Volunteer Fire Department have?

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,954 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #216 of 328 by personnel.

Does Echols County Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department 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 Echols County Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Echols County Volunteer Fire Department?

Echols County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Echols 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.

Related guides

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