Department profile

Volunteer

Screven County Fire Department

Sylvania, GA · Screven County. Screven County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 7 stations and 101 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

101
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Screven County Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+494%
vs. Georgia average
7
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
19/100
Screven County 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
14.4 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
101 personnel · 7 stations

Screven County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sylvania, GA (Screven County), with 7 stations and 101 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #915 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #915 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #29 of 328
  • 6.93 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Screven County

Screven County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

101 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 12401 · Screven County Fire Department, GA 101 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 101
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #915
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rock Hall Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD (+ 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
Sylvania, GA
FDID
12401

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Screven County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #29 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #915 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 494% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Screven County Fire Department carries 65.2% of Screven County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (155 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.93 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 101 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Sylvania Fire Department
Sylvania · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 101 personnel

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

Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 101 Kearny Fire Department, NJ 101 Everett Fire Department, MA 101 City of Alhambra Fire Department, CA 101 McKenzie Fire and Rescue, OR 101 Evergreen Park Fire Department, IL 101 Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 101 Fairport Fire Department, NY 101

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Screven County Fire Department have?

Screven County Fire Department has 101 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 494% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #915 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #29 of 328 by personnel.

Does Screven County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Screven County Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Screven County Fire Department operate?

Screven County Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Screven County Fire Department?

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

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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