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Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department

Summerville, GA · Chattooga County. Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Georgia average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
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
10/100
Gore Area 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 F
12 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
24 personnel · 2 stations

Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Summerville, GA (Chattooga County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,451 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,451 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #171 of 328
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Chattooga County

Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 02704 · Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department, GA 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,451
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Hackensack…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Hackensack Township Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Summerville, GA
FDID
02704

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #171 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,451 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Chattooga County HIFLD mix around Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department

Chattooga County: 11 departments, 105 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 64% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Hackensack Township Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

South Hackensack Township Fire Department, NJ 24 Bremen Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Alberta Volunteer Fire Department, VA 24 Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Aberdeen Rural Fire Department, SD 24 Datil Fire Department, NM 24 Luverne Fire Department, AL 24 Stratford Fire Department, SD 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,451 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #171 of 328 by personnel.

Does Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department?

Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chattooga 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.

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