Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Calera Fire and Rescue

Calera, AL · Shelby County. Calera Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 31%
national personnel size
+118%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$412,970
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Calera 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 D
18.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
37 personnel · 2 stations

Calera Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Calera, AL (Shelby County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,949 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $412,970.

  • National personnel rank #6,949 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #112 of 733
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 30 other listed departments in Shelby County

Calera Fire and Rescue 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 05801 · Calera Fire and Rescue, AL 37 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,949
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Monroe City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $413K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Monroe City Fire Department, MI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Calera, AL
FDID
05801

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00468 $412,970

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Calera Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #112 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,949 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 118% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Calera Fire and Rescue is 6.3% of Shelby County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 591 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Monroe City Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alabaster Fire and Rescue Service
Alabaster · career
Cahaba Valley Fire
Birmingham · other
Chelsea Fire and Rescue Department
Chelsea · volunteer
Chelsea Fire Department
Sterrett · other
Dry Valley Fire Department
Montevallo · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 37 personnel

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

Monroe City Fire Department, MI 37 Clarks Chapel Fire and Rescue Department, NC 37 Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated, NC 37 City of Hapeville Fire Department, GA 37 Madison Heights Fire Department, MI 37 Helena Fire Department, MT 37 Maitland Fire and Rescue, FL 37 Belmont County Fire Department, OH 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Calera Fire and Rescue have?

Calera Fire and Rescue has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 118% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,949 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #112 of 733 by personnel.

Does Calera Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Calera Fire and Rescue operate?

Calera Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Calera Fire and Rescue?

Calera Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Shelby County, AL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Calera Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Calera Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $412,970 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.