Department profile

Volunteer

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Homer, GA · Banks County. Homer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

35th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Georgia average
1
station

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
51/100
Homer 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 C
24 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 1 station

Homer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Homer, GA (Banks County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,495 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,495 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #172 of 328
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Banks County

Homer 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 65% higher than 35% 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 GA-HOMER-VOLUNTEER-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-GA · Homer Volunteer Fire Department, GA 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,495
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 134th Ces/Cef Ten…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+ 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
Homer, GA

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Homer Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #172 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,495 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Banks County HIFLD mix around Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Banks County: 4 departments, 112 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Tates Creek Fire Department
Toccoa · other
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN 24 Altoona Fire Department, KS 24 Andover Fire and Rescue, KS 24 Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, IL 24 Aransas Pass Fire Department, TX 24 Ashland Volunteer Fire Department, IL 24 Austonio Volunteer Fire Department, TX 24 Canton Volunteer Fire Department, ME 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Homer Volunteer Fire Department have?

Homer 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 #14,495 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #172 of 328 by personnel.

Does Homer Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Homer Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Homer Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Homer Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Homer Volunteer Fire Department?

Homer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Banks 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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