Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Thunderbolt Fire Department

Thunderbolt, GA · Chatham County. Thunderbolt Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Thunderbolt 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
No station count on file for this department
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
Volunteer department profile

Thunderbolt Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Thunderbolt, GA (Chatham County), with 1 station. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Chatham County

Dispatch plate

Sheet 02512 · Thunderbolt Fire Department, GA personnel n/a · 1 station

PERS-UNK · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

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.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Thunderbolt, GA
FDID
02512

County roster geometry

Chatham County HIFLD mix around Thunderbolt Fire Department

Chatham County: 14 departments, 451 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

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Savannah Fire Department
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Thunderbolt Fire Department have?

Personnel data for Thunderbolt Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does Thunderbolt Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Thunderbolt Fire Department operate?

Thunderbolt Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Thunderbolt Fire Department?

Thunderbolt Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chatham 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.