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Winder Fire Department

Winder, GA · Barrow County. Winder Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 25%
national personnel size
+147%
vs. Georgia average
2
stations

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Winder 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 C
21 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
42 personnel · 2 stations

Winder Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Winder, GA (Barrow County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,642 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,642 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #89 of 328
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Barrow County

Winder Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 00703 · Winder Fire Department, GA 42 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brierfield Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Winder, GA
FDID
00703

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Winder Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #89 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,642 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 147% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Winder Fire Department carries 64.6% of Barrow County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (65 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL 42 Crater Lake National Park Fire Department, OR 42 East Greenwich Fire District, RI 42 Dublin Volunteer Fire Department, NC 42 Foley Fire Department, AL 42 Altamont Fire Department, NY 42 Ellerslie Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 42 Schuyler Heights Fire District, NY 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winder Fire Department have?

Winder Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 147% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,642 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #89 of 328 by personnel.

Does Winder Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Winder Fire Department operate?

Winder Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Winder Fire Department?

Winder Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Barrow 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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