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Sparks Volunteer Fire Department

Sparks, GA · Cook County. Sparks Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 9 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.

9
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

1st pct.
national personnel size
-47%
vs. Georgia average
1
station

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
8/100
Sparks Volunteer 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
9 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
9 personnel · 1 station

Sparks Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sparks, GA (Cook County), with 1 station and 9 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,158 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,158 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #321 of 328
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Cook County

Sparks Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

9 Top 99% higher than 1% 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 03703 · Sparks Volunteer Fire Department, GA 9 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 9
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #22,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gerty Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gerty Volunteer 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
Sparks, GA
FDID
03703

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Sparks Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #321 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,158 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 47% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Cook County HIFLD mix around Sparks Volunteer Fire Department

Cook County: 8 departments, 73 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 9 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Adel Fire Department
Adel · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 9 personnel

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

Gerty Volunteer Fire Department, OK 9 Florence Fire Protection District - Coal Creek Station, CO 9 Manistee City Fire Department, MI 9 West Branch Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 9 Silver Peak Fire Department / Silver Peak Ambulance Service, NV 9 Barney Volunteer Fire Department, AL 9 Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Oceana Field Office, MI 9 Goodar Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 9

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sparks Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sparks Volunteer Fire Department has 9 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,158 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #321 of 328 by personnel.

Does Sparks Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sparks Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sparks Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sparks Volunteer Fire Department?

Sparks Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cook 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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