Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lee County Fire Department

Leesburg, GA · Lee County. Lee County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lee County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+294%
vs. Georgia average
7
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
8/100
Lee County 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 F
9.6 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
67 personnel · 7 stations

Lee County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Leesburg, GA (Lee County), with 7 stations and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,096 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,096 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #52 of 328
  • 10.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Lee County

Lee County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 08801 · Lee County Fire Department, GA 67 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,096
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Lake Tahoe
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Leesburg, GA
FDID
08801

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Lee County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #52 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,096 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 294% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Lee County Fire Department carries 100.0% of Lee County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (67 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Lee State Prison Fire Station
Leesburg · other
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Nationwide career peers near 67 personnel

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

South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, CA 67 Fairfield Township Fire Department, OH 67 Altoona Fire Department, PA 67 Northport Fire Rescue, AL 67 Palm Harbor Fire and Rescue, FL 67 Southern Manatee Fire and Rescue District, FL 67 Great Falls Fire Rescue, MT 67 City of Weslaco Fire Department - Emergency Medical Services, TX 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lee County Fire Department have?

Lee County Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 294% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,096 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #52 of 328 by personnel.

Does Lee County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lee County Fire Department operate?

Lee County Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lee County Fire Department?

Lee County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lee 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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