Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Marietta Fire Department

Marietta, GA · Cobb County. Marietta Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 135 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.

135
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marietta Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+694%
vs. Georgia average
6
stations
$285,600
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
28/100
Marietta 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
22.5 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 F
$2,116 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
135 personnel · 6 stations

Marietta Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marietta, GA (Cobb County), with 6 stations and 135 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #519 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,600.

  • National personnel rank #519 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #15 of 328
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Cobb County

Marietta Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

135 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 03306 · Marietta Fire Department, GA 135 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 135
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #519
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aiken Department…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Marietta, GA
FDID
03306

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0868 $285,600

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Marietta Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #15 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #519 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 694% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Marietta Fire Department carries 48.7% of Cobb County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (277 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 135 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cobb County Fire Department
Powder Springs · other
Smyrna Fire Department
Smyrna · career
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Nationwide career peers near 135 personnel

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

Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC 135 Windsor Volunteer Fire Department - Wilson Station, CT 135 Norwalk Fire Department, CT 135 Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, MD 135 The Woodlands Fire Department - Central Station - First Responders, TX 135 Irvington Fire Department, NJ 135 Niagara Falls Fire Department, NY 135 Chula Vista Fire Department, CA 135

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marietta Fire Department have?

Marietta Fire Department has 135 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 694% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #519 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #15 of 328 by personnel.

Does Marietta Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marietta Fire Department operate?

Marietta Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Marietta Fire Department?

Marietta Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cobb County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Marietta Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Marietta Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $285,600 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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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