Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Griffin Fire and Rescue

Griffin, GA · Spalding County. Griffin Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Griffin Fire and Rescue pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+282%
vs. Georgia average
3
stations
$195,455
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
44/100
Griffin Fire and Rescue

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 C
21.7 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
65 personnel · 3 stations

Griffin Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Griffin, GA (Spalding County), with 3 stations and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,213 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $195,455.

  • National personnel rank #2,213 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #54 of 328
  • 4.62 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Spalding County

Griffin Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 12602 · Griffin Fire and Rescue, GA 65 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,213
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cortlandville Fir…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $195K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cortlandville Fire District, NY (+ 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
Griffin, GA
FDID
12602

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01359 $195,455

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Griffin Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #54 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,213 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 282% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Griffin Fire and Rescue carries 48.5% of Spalding County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (134 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.62 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cortlandville Fire District, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 65 personnel

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

Cortlandville Fire District, NY 65 Gordons Corner Fire Company, NJ 65 Boonton Township Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 65 Victoria Fire and Rescue Incorporated, VA 65 Pattonville Fire Protection District, MO 65 Salt River Fire Department, AZ 65 Burlington Fire Department, MA 65 The City of el Segundo Fire Department, CA 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Griffin Fire and Rescue have?

Griffin Fire and Rescue has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 282% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,213 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #54 of 328 by personnel.

Does Griffin Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Griffin Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Griffin Fire and Rescue operate?

Griffin Fire and Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Griffin Fire and Rescue?

Griffin Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Spalding County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Griffin Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Griffin Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $195,455 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.