Department profile

Volunteer

Cedar Grove Fire Department

West Blocton, AL · Bibb County. Cedar Grove Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cedar Grove Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alabama average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$456,446
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
43/100
Cedar Grove 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 F
12 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$38,037 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
12 personnel · 1 station

Cedar Grove Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving West Blocton, AL (Bibb County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,323 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $456,446.

  • National personnel rank #21,323 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #690 of 733
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Bibb County

Cedar Grove Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 00705 · Cedar Grove Fire Department, AL 12 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,323
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Foster Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $456K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Foster Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 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
West Blocton, AL
FDID
00705

FEMA Grant History

$456K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2020)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18533 $216,186
2020 EMW-2020-FF-01903 $17,010
2012 EMW2011FV02987 $223,250

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Cedar Grove Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #690 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,323 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Cedar Grove Fire Department is 7.3% of Bibb County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 165 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 25% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Foster Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Brent Volunteer Fire Department
Brent · volunteer
Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department
Brierfield · volunteer
Centreville Volunteer Fire Department
Centreville · volunteer
Eoline Volunteer Fire Department
Centreville · other
Green Pond Volunteer Fire Department
West Blocton · other
Green Pond Volunteer Fire Department
Woodstock · volunteer
Lawley Volunteer Fire Department
Lawley · volunteer
Randolph Volunteer Fire Department
Randolph · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Foster Volunteer Fire Department, MO 12 Golden City Volunteer Fire Department, MO 12 Powder River / Mosquito Flat North Rural Fire Protection District, OR 12 Tiller Rural Fire Protection District, OR 12 Fairview Rural Fire Protection District, OR 12 Green Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 12 Watts Fire Department, OK 12 Sanborn Township Fire Department, MI 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cedar Grove Fire Department have?

Cedar Grove Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,323 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #690 of 733 by personnel.

Does Cedar Grove Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cedar Grove Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Cedar Grove Fire Department operate?

Cedar Grove Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cedar Grove Fire Department?

Cedar Grove Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bibb County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Cedar Grove Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cedar Grove Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $456,446 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.