Department profile

Volunteer

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department

Midville, GA · Emanuel County. Summertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

5th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
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
14/100
Summertown 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
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Midville, GA (Emanuel County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,223 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,223 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #289 of 328
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Emanuel County

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 05306 · Summertown Volunteer Fire Department, GA 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,223
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Branch Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Branch Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Midville, GA
FDID
05306

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Summertown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #289 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,223 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster fringe

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department is 3.7% of Emanuel County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 353 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Branch Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Nunez Volunteer Fire Department
Swainsboro · other
Swainsboro Volunteer Fire Department
Swainsboro · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Branch Township Fire Department, MI 13 Arimo Fire Department, ID 13 Inkom Fire Department, ID 13 Brundidge Volunteer Fire Department, AL 13 Cedarville Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 13 Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department, LA 13 Engelhard Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 13 County 17 Volunteer Fire Department, AL 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Summertown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,223 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #289 of 328 by personnel.

Does Summertown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Summertown Volunteer 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 Summertown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Summertown Volunteer Fire Department?

Summertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Emanuel 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.