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Albion Fire Department

Albion, IN · Noble County. Albion Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Albion Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+61%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$1,106,965
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
79/100
Albion 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
37 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 B
$29,918 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Albion Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Albion, IN (Noble County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,927 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,106,965.

  • National personnel rank #6,927 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #129 of 589
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Noble County

Albion Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 57001 · Albion Fire Department, IN 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,927
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Oakwood P…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Oakwood Public Safety Department, OH (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Albion, IN
FDID
57001

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FR-0007 $1,106,965

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Albion Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #129 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,927 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 61% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Noble County HIFLD mix around Albion Fire Department

Noble County: 9 departments, 244 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 89% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Oakwood Public Safety Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

City of Oakwood Public Safety Department, OH 37 Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 37 Upper Laurel Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Service, WV 37 Marion Fire Department, NY 37 Leadore Volunteer Fire Department, ID 37 Newark Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NY 37 North Pulaski Fire Department, AR 37 Gilman Rural Volunteer Fire Department, WI 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Albion Fire Department have?

Albion Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 61% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,927 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #129 of 589 by personnel.

Does Albion Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Albion Fire Department operate?

Albion Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Albion Fire Department?

Albion Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Noble County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Albion Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Albion Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,106,965 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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