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Wrens Fire Department

Wrens, GA · Jefferson County. Wrens Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wrens Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Georgia average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Georgia average
1
station
$194,229
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Wrens 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 B
30 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
$6,474 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Wrens Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wrens, GA (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,895 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $194,229.

  • National personnel rank #10,895 of 22,440
  • GA personnel rank #127 of 328
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Wrens Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 08105 · Wrens Fire Department, GA 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,895
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Manchester Townsh…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $194K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Manchester Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Wrens, GA
FDID
08105

FEMA Grant History

$194K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00907 $194,228.57

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

Staffing vs the Georgia average

How Wrens Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Georgia. In-state it ranks #127 of 328 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,895 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
128
GA departments
868

County roster weight

Wrens Fire Department carries 40.5% of Jefferson County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (74 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Manchester Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Avera Volunteer Fire Department
Avera · volunteer
Louisville Fire Department
Louisville · volunteer
Stapleton Fire Department
Stapleton · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Manchester Township Fire Department, MI 30 Augusta Township Fire Department, MI 30 Saint James Fire Protection District, MO 30 Town of Harrison 1 Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Town of Harrison Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Village of Hilbert Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Faith Fire Department, NC 30 Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department, NY 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wrens Fire Department have?

Wrens Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Georgia average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,895 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within GA, it ranks #127 of 328 by personnel.

Does Wrens Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wrens Fire Department operate?

Wrens Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wrens Fire Department?

Wrens Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, GA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Wrens Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wrens Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $194,228.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.