Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Manchester Fire Department

Manchester, GA · Meriwether County. Manchester 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

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

35th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$153,598
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
39/100
Manchester 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 D
$6,400 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Manchester Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Manchester, GA (Meriwether 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 #14,592 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $153,598.

  • National personnel rank #14,592 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #174 of 328
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Meriwether County

Manchester 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 09903 · Manchester Fire Department, GA 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,592
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amity Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $154K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amity Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Manchester, GA
FDID
09903

FEMA Grant History

$154K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01974 $171,342.85
2009 EMW2008FF00048 $-17,745

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Manchester Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #174 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,592 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

Meriwether County HIFLD mix around Manchester Fire Department

Meriwether County: 8 departments, 180 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Amity Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Luthersville Fire Department
Luthersville · other
Meriwether County Fire Department
Greenville · other
Warm Springs Fire Department
Warm Springs · other
Woodbury Volunteer Fire
Woodbury · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Amity Volunteer Fire Department, AR 24 Memphis City Fire Department, MO 24 Panaca Fire Protection District, NV 24 Winfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 24 Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Oran Fire Protection District, MO 24 Glover Volunteer Fire Department, VT 24 Kinloch Fire Protection District, MO 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Manchester Fire Department have?

Manchester 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 #14,592 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #174 of 328 by personnel.

Does Manchester Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Manchester Fire Department operate?

Manchester Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Manchester Fire Department?

Manchester Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Meriwether County, GA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Manchester Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Manchester Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $153,597.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.