Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Spalding County Fire Department

Griffin, GA · Spalding County. Spalding County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 69 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.

69
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Spalding County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+306%
vs. Georgia average
6
stations
$376,888
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Spalding 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
11.5 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
69 personnel · 6 stations

Spalding County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Griffin, GA (Spalding County), with 6 stations and 69 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,016 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $376,888.

  • National personnel rank #2,016 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #51 of 328
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Spalding County

Spalding County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

69 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 12610 · Spalding County Fire Department, GA 69 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 69
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,016
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fitchburg
  • FEMA-LIGHT $377K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fitchburg Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Griffin, GA
FDID
12610

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO05306 $376,888

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Spalding County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #51 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,016 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 306% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Spalding County Fire Department carries 51.5% of Spalding County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (134 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 69 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fitchburg Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Griffin Fire and Rescue
Griffin · career
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Nationwide career peers near 69 personnel

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

Fitchburg Fire Department, WI 69 West Springfield Fire Department, MA 69 Hanover County Fire and Emergency Medical Services - Chickahominy Volunteer Fire, VA 69 Taylor Fire Department, MI 69 Bloomfield Township Fire Department, MI 69 Culver City Fire Department, CA 69 Montebello Fire Department, CA 69 North Attleboro Fire Department, MA 69

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Spalding County Fire Department have?

Spalding County Fire Department has 69 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 306% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,016 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #51 of 328 by personnel.

Does Spalding County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Spalding County Fire Department operate?

Spalding County Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Spalding County Fire Department?

Spalding County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Spalding County, GA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Spalding County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Spalding County Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $376,888 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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