Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Harlem Department of Public Safety

Harlem, GA · Columbia County. Harlem Department of Public Safety is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Harlem Department of Public Safety pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Georgia average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+53%
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
14/100
Harlem Department of Public Safety

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
13 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
26 personnel · 2 stations

Harlem Department of Public Safety is a Volunteer department serving Harlem, GA (Columbia County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,601 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,601 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #151 of 328
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Columbia County

Harlem Department of Public Safety vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 03602 · Harlem Department of Public Safety, GA 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,601
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alexis Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alexis Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Harlem, GA
FDID
03602

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Harlem Department of Public Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #151 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,601 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 53% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Columbia County HIFLD mix around Harlem Department of Public Safety

Columbia County: 6 departments, 193 personnel (2 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 83% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alexis Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Grovetown Public Safety Fire
Grovetown · other
Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue
Martinez · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Alexis Volunteer Fire Department, NC 26 Waterford Volunteer Fire Department, VT 26 Forkland Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 Henrietta Township Fire Department, MI 26 Madrid Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 Pansey Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 Parma/Sandstone Fire Department, MI 26 Rives/Tompkins Fire Department, MI 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harlem Department of Public Safety have?

Harlem Department of Public Safety has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,601 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #151 of 328 by personnel.

Does Harlem Department of Public Safety provide EMS services?

Yes, Harlem Department of Public Safety provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Harlem Department of Public Safety operate?

Harlem Department of Public Safety operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Harlem Department of Public Safety?

Harlem Department of Public Safety is a Volunteer department serving Columbia 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.

Related guides

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