Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Heard County Emergency Management Agency

Franklin, GA · Heard County. Heard County Emergency Management Agency is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Heard County Emergency Management Agency pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+141%
vs. Georgia average
8
stations
$758,203
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
31/100
Heard County Emergency Management Agency

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
5.1 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 B
$18,493 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 8 stations

Heard County Emergency Management Agency is a Career (Paid) department serving Franklin, GA (Heard County), with 8 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,710 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $758,203.

  • National personnel rank #5,710 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #91 of 328
  • 19.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Heard County

Heard County Emergency Management Agency vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 07403 · Heard County Emergency Management Agency, GA 41 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,710
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Michigan Departme…
  • FEMA-MID $758K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Mineral and Fire Management Division, MI (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Franklin, GA
FDID
07403

FEMA Grant History

$758K
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00064 $453,143.14
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0553 $339,860
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0383 $-34,800

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Heard County Emergency Management Agency's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #91 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,710 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 141% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Heard County Emergency Management Agency carries 100.0% of Heard County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (41 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

19.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Mineral and Fire Management Division, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Franklin Fire Department
Franklin · other
All GA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Mineral and Fire Management Division, MI 41 Independence Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41 Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District, CA 41 Madison Volunteer Fire Department / Madison Volunteer Rescue Squad, NE 41 Muskegon City Fire Department, MI 41 Mohave Valley Fire Department, AZ 41 Norton Fire Department, MA 41 Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department, NC 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Heard County Emergency Management Agency have?

Heard County Emergency Management Agency has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 141% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,710 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #91 of 328 by personnel.

Does Heard County Emergency Management Agency provide EMS services?

Yes, Heard County Emergency Management Agency provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Heard County Emergency Management Agency operate?

Heard County Emergency Management Agency operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Heard County Emergency Management Agency?

Heard County Emergency Management Agency is a Career (Paid) department serving Heard County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Heard County Emergency Management Agency received federal grants?

Yes, Heard County Emergency Management Agency has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $758,203.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.