County profile

Sumter County, AL 17 departments

17 HIFLD departments in Sumter County, Alabama - coverage desk and roster table below.

17 departments · #60 of 67 in-state

Sumter County, AL is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 17 departments (0 career / 6 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 132 personnel, #60 of 67 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #60 of 67 in Alabama
  • 5.30 stations per 100 personnel
  • 27% of roster in Kinterbish - Brunson Volunteer Fire Department
  • 5 of 17 depts provide EMS
  • 17 of 1,302 Alabama departments statewide
17
Departments
132
Total Personnel
#60 of 67
In-state by personnel
6
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Sumter County

All fire departments in Sumter County, AL with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Bellamy Volunteer Fire Department
Bellamy · EMS
 volunteer 12
Bluffport Volunteer Fire Department
Livingston
 other -
Boyd Volunteer Fire Department
Livingston
 other -
Coatopa-Belmont Volunteer Fire Department
Coatopa
 other 18
Cuba Volunteer Fire Department
Cuba · EMS
 other -
Emelle Volunteer Fire Department
Emelle
 other -
Epes Volunteer Fire Department
Epes
 volunteer 14
Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department
Gainesville · EMS
 other -
Kinterbish - Brunson Volunteer Fire Department
Cuba
 volunteer 36
Livingston Fire and Rescue
Livingston · EMS
 volunteer 24
Morning Star Volunteer Fire Department
Cuba
 other -
North Sumter Volunteer Fire Department
Geiger
 volunteer 12
Panola Volunteer Fire Department
Aliceville
 other -
Siloam Volunteer Fire Department
York
 other -
Ward Volunteer Fire Department
Ward · EMS
 volunteer 16
Whitfield Volunteer Fire Department
York
 other -
York Fire Department
York
 other -

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (17 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 0 career, 6 volunteer, 0 combination (35% volunteer).

5.30 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 132 roster).

Largest book: Kinterbish - Brunson Volunteer Fire Department holds 27% of county personnel (36 of 132).

Photo-finish peer: Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County, AK (+0 personnel).

Alabama breadth context

State departments
1,302
Annual fires
28,900
Volunteer %
51%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Sumter County, AL? ▼

Sumter County, AL has 17 fire departments with available federal data. 6 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #60 of 67 among Alabama counties with at least one listed department.

Are Sumter County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Sumter County has a mix: 0 career, 6 volunteer, 0 combination.

How many firefighters serve Sumter County? ▼

Sumter County has 132 total fire department personnel across 17 departments. The average per department is 8, which is 53% below the Alabama average.

Does Sumter County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 5 departments in Sumter County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County, AK 132 pers Monona County, IA 132 pers Finney County, KS 132 pers Linn County, KS 132 pers Garland County, AR 18 depts Little River County, AR 18 depts Mississippi County, AR 18 depts Ouachita County, AR 18 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Sumter, AL Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Sumter, AL Top 5 1. Kinterbish - Brunson Volunteer Fire Departm… 36 personnel 2. Livingston Fire and Rescue 24 personnel 3. Coatopa-Belmont Volunteer Fire Department 18 personnel 4. Ward Volunteer Fire Department 16 personnel 5. Epes Volunteer Fire Department 14 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Sumter County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.