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Louisville Fire Department

Louisville, GA · Jefferson County. Louisville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Louisville 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
Louisville 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 1 station

Louisville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Louisville, GA (Jefferson 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 #14,579 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,579 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #173 of 328
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Louisville 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 08102 · Louisville Fire Department, GA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,579
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Comfrey
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Comfrey Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Louisville, GA
FDID
08102

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Louisville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #173 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,579 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 weight

Louisville Fire Department carries 32.4% of Jefferson County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (74 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Comfrey Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Avera Volunteer Fire Department
Avera · volunteer
Stapleton Fire Department
Stapleton · other
Wrens Fire Department
Wrens · volunteer
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.

Comfrey Fire Department, MN 24 Tompkins Corners Volunteer Fire Department, NY 24 Mount Vernon Fire Department, SD 24 Berryville Fire Department, AR 24 Caromi Fire Department, SC 24 Hamersville Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 24 Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 24 Millington-Arbela Township Fire Department, MI 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Louisville Fire Department have?

Louisville 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 #14,579 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #173 of 328 by personnel.

Does Louisville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Louisville Fire Department operate?

Louisville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Louisville Fire Department?

Louisville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson 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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