Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hall County Fire Services

Gainesville, GA · Hall County. Hall County Fire Services is a Career (Paid) department, 13 stations and 259 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.

259
Total personnel
13
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hall County Fire Services pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1424%
vs. Georgia average
13
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Hall County Fire Services

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 D
19.9 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
259 personnel · 13 stations

Hall County Fire Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Gainesville, GA (Hall County), with 13 stations and 259 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #146 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #146 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #4 of 328
  • 5.02 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Hall County

Hall County Fire Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

259 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 06907 · Hall County Fire Services, GA 259 personnel · 13 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 259
  • STA-MULTI 13 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #146
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Scottsdale
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Scottsdale Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
Gainesville, GA
FDID
06907

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Hall County Fire Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #4 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #146 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1424% above the state average
Stations
13
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Hall County Fire Services carries 76.0% of Hall County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (341 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.02 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (13 stations / 259 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Scottsdale Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Gainesville Fire Department
Gainesville · career
Hall County Fire Services
Flowery Branch · other
All GA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 259 personnel

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

Scottsdale Fire Department, AZ 259 Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, MD 260 Pembroke Pines Fire and Rescue, FL 257 Boise City Fire Department, ID 257 New Bedford Fire Department, MA 262 Paterson Fire Department, NJ 256 Elizabeth Fire Department, NJ 264 Santa Barbara County Fire Department, CA 264

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hall County Fire Services have?

Hall County Fire Services has 259 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1424% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #146 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #4 of 328 by personnel.

Does Hall County Fire Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hall County Fire Services operate?

Hall County Fire Services operates 13 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hall County Fire Services?

Hall County Fire Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Hall 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.