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Rossville Fire Department

Rossville, GA · Walker County. Rossville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rossville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Georgia average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$252,989
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
48/100
Rossville 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
24 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 C
$10,541 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Rossville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rossville, GA (Walker County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,744 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $252,989.

  • National personnel rank #14,744 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #177 of 328
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Walker County

Rossville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 14605 · Rossville Fire Department, GA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,744
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Windsor Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $253K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+ 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
Rossville, GA
FDID
14605

FEMA Grant History

$253K
Cumulative funding (FY2004)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2004 EMW-2004-FG-0343 $252,989

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Rossville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #177 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,744 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster fringe

Rossville Fire Department is 6.2% of Walker County roster mass

The county lists 5 departments totaling 385 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Lookout Mountain Fire Department
Lookout Mountain · career
Walker County Emergency Services
Rock Spring · volunteer
Walker County Fire and Rescue
Rossville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department, VT 24 Bachelor Hall Volunteer Fire Department, VA 24 Greendale Fire Department, IN 24 Easthampton Fire Department, MA 24 Newell Volunteer Fire Department, WV 24 Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Huntington Fire Department, MA 24 Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City, MT 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rossville Fire Department have?

Rossville Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,744 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #177 of 328 by personnel.

Does Rossville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rossville Fire Department operate?

Rossville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rossville Fire Department?

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

Has Rossville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Rossville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $252,989 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2004.

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.