Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Riverdale Fire Services

Riverdale, GA · Clayton County. Riverdale Fire Services is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Riverdale Fire Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+129%
vs. Georgia average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Riverdale Fire Services

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
19.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
39 personnel · 2 stations

Riverdale Fire Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Riverdale, GA (Clayton County), with 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,590 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,590 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #97 of 328
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Clayton County

Riverdale Fire Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 03102 · Riverdale Fire Services, GA 39 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,590
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lyn-Dan Heights V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Riverdale, GA
FDID
03102

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Riverdale Fire Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #97 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,590 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster fringe

Riverdale Fire Services is 9.4% of Clayton County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 416 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 39 personnel

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

Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Department, VA 39 Evington Volunteer Fire Department, VA 39 Saddle River Fire Department, NJ 39 Abbeville Fire and Rescue, AL 39 Shawnee Township Fire Department, OH 39 East Grand Rapids Department of Public Safety, MI 39 Albertville Fire and Rescue, AL 39 Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department, FL 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Riverdale Fire Services have?

Riverdale Fire Services has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,590 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #97 of 328 by personnel.

Does Riverdale Fire Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Riverdale Fire Services operate?

Riverdale Fire Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Riverdale Fire Services?

Riverdale Fire Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Clayton 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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