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Menlo Volunteer Fire Department

Menlo, GA · Chattooga County. Menlo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Menlo Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Georgia average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$357,619
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
Menlo Volunteer 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 D
18 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
$19,868 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Menlo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Menlo, GA (Chattooga County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,677 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $357,619.

  • National personnel rank #18,677 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #225 of 328
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Chattooga County

Menlo Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 02707 · Menlo Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,677
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bessemer Township…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $358K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bessemer Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Menlo, GA
FDID
02707

FEMA Grant History

$358K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11095 $357,619.05

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Menlo Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #225 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,677 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Chattooga County HIFLD mix around Menlo Volunteer Fire Department

Chattooga County: 11 departments, 105 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 64% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bessemer Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Bessemer Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 18 Wetmore Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 Dodge City Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Ashley Fire Department, MI 18 Arkadelphia Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Corinne Fire Department, UT 18 Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District, MO 18 Fishing River Fire Protection District, MO 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Menlo Volunteer Fire Department have?

Menlo Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,677 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #225 of 328 by personnel.

Does Menlo Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Menlo Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Menlo Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Menlo Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Menlo Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Menlo Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $357,619.05 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.