Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Waycross Fire Department

Waycross, GA · Ware County. Waycross Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Waycross Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Georgia average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Georgia average
3
stations
$236,073
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
5/100
Waycross 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
6 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
18 personnel · 3 stations

Waycross Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Waycross, GA (Ware County), with 3 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,929 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $236,073.

  • National personnel rank #18,929 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #232 of 328
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Ware County

Waycross Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 14802 · Waycross Fire Department, GA 18 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,929
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stockbridge Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $236K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stockbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+ 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
Waycross, GA
FDID
14802

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-01986 $236,073

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Waycross Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #232 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,929 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Waycross Fire Department carries 100.0% of Ware County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (18 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stockbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ware County Fire Department
Waycross · other
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Nationwide career peers near 18 personnel

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

Stockbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VT 18 Atoka Volunteer Fire Department, NM 18 Lebanon Junction Fire and Rescue, KY 18 Horseshoe Bend Fire District, ID 18 Coshocton Fire Department, OH 18 Bucyrus Fire Department, OH 18 Olmsted Township Fire Department, OH 18 Hamilton Township Fire District, NJ 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Waycross Fire Department have?

Waycross Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,929 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #232 of 328 by personnel.

Does Waycross Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Waycross Fire Department operate?

Waycross Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Waycross Fire Department?

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

Has Waycross Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Waycross Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $236,073 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.

Related guides

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