Department profile

Volunteer

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department

Winterville, GA · Clarke County. Winterville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

8th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Winterville 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 D
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Winterville, GA (Clarke County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,599 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,599 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #269 of 328
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Clarke County

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 02902 · Winterville Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kowaliga Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kowaliga 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Winterville, GA
FDID
02902

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Winterville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #269 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,599 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster fringe

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department is 7.9% of Clarke County roster mass

The county lists 4 departments totaling 190 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kowaliga 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 15 personnel

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

Kowaliga Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Big Flat Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Buffalo City Fire and Rescue, MO 15 Gillsburg Rural Volunteer Fire Department, MS 15 Stringtown Fire Department, OK 15 Pineview-Foshee Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Lake Gogebic Volunteer Fire Department, MI 15 Pilot Grove Rural Fire Department Incorporated, MO 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winterville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,599 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #269 of 328 by personnel.

Does Winterville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Winterville 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 Winterville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Winterville Volunteer Fire Department?

Winterville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clarke 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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