Department profile

Volunteer

Central Volunteer Fire Department

Huntsville, AL · Madison County. Central Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 48 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

48
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Central Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+182%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations

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
25/100
Central Volunteer 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 D
16 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
48 personnel · 3 stations

Central Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Huntsville, AL (Madison County), with 3 stations and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,242 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,242 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #51 of 733
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Madison County

Central Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 04709 · Central Volunteer Fire Department, AL 48 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,242
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hartland Deerfiel…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hartland Deerfield Fire Authority, 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
Huntsville, AL
FDID
04709

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Central Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #51 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,242 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 182% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Central Volunteer Fire Department is 5.9% of Madison County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 810 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 22% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hartland Deerfield Fire Authority, MI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Hartland Deerfield Fire Authority, MI 48 Hamburg Township Fire Department, MI 48 Eleven Point Rural Fire Department, MO 48 Trinity Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 48 Darien Volunteer Fire Department, CT 48 Dighton Fire Rescue Department, MA 48 Shenandoah Farms Volunteer Fire Department, VA 48 Comstock Township Fire and Rescue - Comstock East, MI 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Central Volunteer Fire Department have?

Central Volunteer Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 182% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,242 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #51 of 733 by personnel.

Does Central Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Central Volunteer 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 Central Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Central Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Central Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.