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McRae-Helena Fire Department

Mcrae, GA · Telfair County. McRae-Helena Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

McRae-Helena Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Georgia average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$666,667
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
McRae-Helena 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
23 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 B
$28,986 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 1 station

McRae-Helena Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mcrae, GA (Telfair County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,191 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $666,667.

  • National personnel rank #15,191 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #180 of 328
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Telfair County

McRae-Helena Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 13403 · McRae-Helena Fire Department, GA 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,191
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wales
  • FEMA-MID $667K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wales Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Mcrae, GA
FDID
13403

FEMA Grant History

$667K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00931 $666,667

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How McRae-Helena Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #180 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,191 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Telfair County HIFLD mix around McRae-Helena Fire Department

Telfair County: 9 departments, 158 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wales Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Department
Jacksonville · volunteer
Milan Volunteer Fire Department
Milan · volunteer
Scotland Fire Department
Scotland · volunteer
Telfair County Fire Department
Mcrae · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Wales Fire Department, MA 23 Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, WY 23 Holland Fire Department, MA 23 Organ Volunteer Fire Department/East Mesa Volunteer Fire Department, NM 23 Clay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 400 - Una, MS 23 Laurel Fire Department, NE 23 Lexington Fire Department, OK 23 Haynesville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does McRae-Helena Fire Department have?

McRae-Helena Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,191 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #180 of 328 by personnel.

Does McRae-Helena Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does McRae-Helena Fire Department operate?

McRae-Helena Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is McRae-Helena Fire Department?

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

Has McRae-Helena Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, McRae-Helena Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $666,667 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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