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Fairburn Fire Department

Fairburn, GA · Fulton County. Fairburn Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairburn Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Georgia average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$530,476
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
46/100
Fairburn 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
13 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 A
$40,806 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
13 personnel · 1 station

Fairburn Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairburn, GA (Fulton County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,073 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $530,476.

  • National personnel rank #21,073 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #282 of 328
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Fulton County

Fairburn Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 06006 · Fairburn Fire Department, GA 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,073
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marion Fire Compa…
  • FEMA-MID $530K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marion Fire Company - Stouchsburg, PA (+ 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
Fairburn, GA
FDID
06006

FEMA Grant History

$530K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02539 $357,143
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04563 $173,333

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Fairburn Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #282 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,073 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster fringe

Fairburn Fire Department is 1.6% of Fulton County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 795 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marion Fire Company - Stouchsburg, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Marion Fire Company - Stouchsburg, PA 13 Golden Gate Volunteer Fire Protection District, CO 13 County 17 Volunteer Fire Department, AL 13 Cedarville Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 13 Brundidge Volunteer Fire Department, AL 13 Inkom Fire Department, ID 13 Arimo Fire Department, ID 13 Branch Township Fire Department, MI 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairburn Fire Department have?

Fairburn Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,073 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #282 of 328 by personnel.

Does Fairburn Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fairburn Fire Department operate?

Fairburn Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fairburn Fire Department?

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

Has Fairburn Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fairburn Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $530,476 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.