Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Blountsville Fire and Rescue

Blountsville, AL · Blount County. Blountsville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Blountsville Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$549,090
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
57/100
Blountsville 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 C
21 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
$26,147 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Blountsville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Blountsville, AL (Blount County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,127 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $549,090.

  • National personnel rank #16,127 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #428 of 733
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Blount County

Blountsville Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 00802 · Blountsville Fire and Rescue, AL 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,127
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pelkie Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $549K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pelkie Volunteer 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 AL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Blountsville, AL
FDID
00802

FEMA Grant History

$549K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06932 $198,137.14
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10921 $350,952.38

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Blountsville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #428 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,127 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Blountsville Fire and Rescue is 5.3% of Blount County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 394 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pelkie Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allgood Volunteer Fire Department
Allgood · volunteer
Brooksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Blountsville · volunteer
Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department
Cleveland · volunteer
Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Springville · volunteer
Locust Fork Volunteer Fire Department
Locust Fork · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Pelkie Volunteer Fire Department, MI 21 Pedlar Volunteer Fire and Rescue, VA 21 Kelly Volunteer Fire Department, NC 21 Pinconning-Fraser Fire Department, MI 21 Garfield Township Fire Department, MI 21 Liberal Rural Fire Department Incorporated, MO 21 Grissettown - Longwood Fire and Rescue Incorporated, NC 21 Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department, MD 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blountsville Fire and Rescue have?

Blountsville Fire and Rescue has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,127 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #428 of 733 by personnel.

Does Blountsville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Blountsville Fire and Rescue operate?

Blountsville Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blountsville Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Blountsville Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Blountsville Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $549,089.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2022 (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 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.