Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Attalla Fire and Rescue

Attalla, AL · Etowah County. Attalla Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Attalla Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+124%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations
$237,857
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Attalla Fire and Rescue

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 F
12.7 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
$6,259 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 3 stations

Attalla Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Attalla, AL (Etowah County), with 3 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,651 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,857.

  • National personnel rank #6,651 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #103 of 733
  • 7.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Etowah County

Attalla Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 03101 · Attalla Fire and Rescue, AL 38 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,651
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Ashland D…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Ashland Division of Fire, 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 AL department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Attalla, AL
FDID
03101

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08026 $237,857.14

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Attalla Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #103 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,651 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 124% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Attalla Fire and Rescue is 7.5% of Etowah County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 506 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Ashland Division of Fire, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Altoona Fire and Rescue
Altoona · other
Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Collinsville · volunteer
Egypt Volunteer Fire Department
Altoona · volunteer
Gadsden Fire Department
Gadsden · career
Gallant Volunteer Fire Department
Gallant · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

City of Ashland Division of Fire, OH 38 Kingston Fire District, RI 38 West Kittanning Fire Department, PA 38 Burrell Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Colington Fire Department, NC 38 Goodhope Fire Department Incorporated, MO 38 Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NC 38 Cotton Volunteer Fire Department, NC 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Attalla Fire and Rescue have?

Attalla Fire and Rescue has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 124% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,651 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #103 of 733 by personnel.

Does Attalla Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Attalla Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Attalla Fire and Rescue operate?

Attalla Fire and Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Attalla Fire and Rescue?

Attalla Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Etowah County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Attalla Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Attalla Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,857.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Alabama?

Alabama has 1,302 fire departments with 22,091 total personnel. 51% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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