Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau

Hiram, GA · Paulding County. Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau is a Career (Paid) department, 9 stations and 94 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.

94
Total personnel
9
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+453%
vs. Georgia average
9
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau

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 F
10.4 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
94 personnel · 9 stations

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau is a Career (Paid) department serving Hiram, GA (Paulding County), with 9 stations and 94 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,087 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,087 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #35 of 328
  • 9.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Paulding County

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau vs. the national personnel distribution

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

94 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 11001 · Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau, GA 94 personnel · 9 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 94
  • STA-MULTI 9 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lawrence Road Fir…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lawrence Road Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Hiram, GA
FDID
11001

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #35 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,087 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 453% above the state average
Stations
9
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau carries 100.0% of Paulding County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (94 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (9 stations / 94 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lawrence Road Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 94 personnel

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

Lawrence Road Fire Company, NJ 94 Boxford Fire Department, MA 94 Hudlow Fire and Rescue Department, NC 94 Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MD 94 Bluffton Township Fire District, SC 94 Watertown Fire Department, MA 94 McKinney Fire Department Wysong Central Fire, TX 94 Lancaster Fire Department, OH 94

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau have?

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau has 94 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 453% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,087 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #35 of 328 by personnel.

Does Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau provide EMS services?

Yes, Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau operate?

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau operates 9 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau?

Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau is a Career (Paid) department serving Paulding County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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