Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fitzgerald Fire Department

Fitzgerald, GA · Ben Hill County. Fitzgerald Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fitzgerald Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Georgia average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Georgia average
2
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
9/100
Fitzgerald 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
11 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
22 personnel · 2 stations

Fitzgerald Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fitzgerald, GA (Ben Hill County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,609 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,609 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #190 of 328
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Ben Hill County

Fitzgerald Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 00902 · Fitzgerald Fire Department, GA 22 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gibson Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gibson Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Fitzgerald, GA
FDID
00902

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Fitzgerald Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #190 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,609 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Fitzgerald Fire Department carries 100.0% of Ben Hill County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (22 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gibson Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 22 personnel

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

Gibson Township Fire Department, MI 22 Ammon Volunteer Fire Department, NC 22 Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, NC 22 Navassa Volunteer Fire Department, NC 22 Monett City Fire Department, MO 22 Centralia Fire Department, IL 22 Herrin Fire Department, IL 22 Lincoln Fire Department, IL 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fitzgerald Fire Department have?

Fitzgerald Fire Department 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 #15,609 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #190 of 328 by personnel.

Does Fitzgerald Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fitzgerald Fire Department operate?

Fitzgerald Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fitzgerald Fire Department?

Fitzgerald Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ben Hill 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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