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Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department

West Point, GA · Harris County. Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Georgia average.

Top 47%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Georgia average
2
stations
$266,758
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
Northwest Harris 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
15 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
$8,892 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 2 stations

Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving West Point, GA (Harris County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,512 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $266,758.

  • National personnel rank #10,512 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #122 of 328
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Harris County

Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 07209 · Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department, GA 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,512
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Portageville Rura…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $267K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Portageville Rural Fire Department Association, MO (+ 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
West Point, GA
FDID
07209

FEMA Grant History

$267K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00830 $23,900
2016 EMW2015FV01795 $242,858

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #122 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,512 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Harris County HIFLD mix around Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department

Harris County: 12 departments, 152 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Portageville Rural Fire Department Association, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
Pine Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Pine Mountain Valley · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Portageville Rural Fire Department Association, MO 30 Maynard Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Birch Run Township Fire Department, MI 30 Timberlake Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Frankenmuth Fire Department, MI 30 Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Rogers City Fire Department, MI 30 Taymouth Township Fire Department, MI 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department have?

Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,512 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #122 of 328 by personnel.

Does Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $266,758 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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