Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department

Thomasville, GA · Thomas County. Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Georgia average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+153%
vs. Georgia average
3
stations
$248,000
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
20/100
Thomasville Fire and Rescue 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
14.3 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 D
$5,767 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 3 stations

Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Thomasville, GA (Thomas County), with 3 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,393 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $248,000.

  • National personnel rank #5,393 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #86 of 328
  • 6.98 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Thomas County

Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 13607 · Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department, GA 43 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,393
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Betterton Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $248K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Betterton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Thomasville, GA
FDID
13607

FEMA Grant History

$248K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-07802 $248,000
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00323 $0

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #86 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,393 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 153% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster geometry

Thomas County HIFLD mix around Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department

Thomas County: 4 departments, 173 personnel (1 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.98 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 43 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Thomas County Fire Department
Thomasville · volunteer
All GA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 43 personnel

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

Betterton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 43 East Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, NY 43 Clyman Fire Department, WI 43 Cottage Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WI 43 Avra Valley Fire District, AZ 43 Clarksburg Fire Department - Central Station, WV 43 Marblehead Fire Department, MA 43 Maple Heights Fire Department, OH 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department have?

Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 153% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,393 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #86 of 328 by personnel.

Does Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department?

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

Has Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Thomasville Fire and Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $248,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.