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Scotland Fire Department

Scotland, GA · Telfair County. Scotland Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 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.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Scotland Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Georgia average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$354,286
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
41/100
Scotland 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 F
11 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
$32,208 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
11 personnel · 1 station

Scotland Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scotland, GA (Telfair County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,777 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $354,286.

  • National personnel rank #21,777 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #305 of 328
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Telfair County

Scotland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 13406 · Scotland Fire Department, GA 11 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,777
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Felt
  • FEMA-LIGHT $354K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Felt Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Scotland, GA
FDID
13406

FEMA Grant History

$354K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-15430 $354,285.71

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Scotland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #305 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,777 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster fringe

Scotland Fire Department is 7.0% of Telfair County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 158 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Felt Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Felt Fire Department, OK 11 Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department, VT 11 Weott Volunteer Fire Department, CA 11 Sundance Volunteer Fire Department, WY 11 Leverett Fire Department, MA 11 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout Fire Department, MO 11 Fowler Fire Department, CA 11 Norma Alliance Volunteer Fire Company and Ambulance Service, NJ 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Scotland Fire Department have?

Scotland Fire Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,777 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #305 of 328 by personnel.

Does Scotland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Scotland Fire Department operate?

Scotland Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Scotland Fire Department?

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

Has Scotland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Scotland Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $354,285.71 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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