Fort Gordon Fire and Emergency Services

What This Data Tells You About Fort Gordon Fire and Emergency Services

Fort Gordon Fire and Emergency Services operates as a Career (Paid) department in Fort Gordon, within Richmond County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 43 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Georgia has 868 registered fire departments and 14,656 total personnel, averaging roughly 17 staff per department. Fort Gordon Fire and Emergency Services runs 153% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 56,000 fires, 128 fire deaths, and 30% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.