Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Childersburg Fire and Rescue

Childersburg, AL · Talladega County. Childersburg Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$2,396,469
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Childersburg 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 B
36 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 A
$66,569 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Childersburg Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Childersburg, AL (Talladega County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,250 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,396,469.

  • National personnel rank #7,250 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #119 of 733
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Talladega County

Childersburg Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 06103 · Childersburg Fire and Rescue, AL 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,250
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Port Byron
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Port Byron Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Childersburg, AL
FDID
06103

FEMA Grant History

$2.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2017)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV00248 $180,953
2017 EMW-2017-FV-00932 $180,953
2014 EMW2013FV00460 $617,500
2013 EMW2012FH00449 $1,181,700
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0315 $235,363

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Childersburg Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #119 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,250 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Talladega County HIFLD mix around Childersburg Fire and Rescue

Talladega County: 23 departments, 302 personnel (8 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 61% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Port Byron Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

County Line Volunteer Fire Department
Sylacauga · volunteer
East Providence Fire Department
Talladega · volunteer
Ironaton Fire Department
Talladega · other
Lay Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Childersburg · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Port Byron Fire Department, NY 36 Matthews Volunteer Fire Department, NC 36 Yutan Volunteer Fire Department, NE 36 Prague Volunteer Fire Department, NE 36 Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department, MS 36 West End Fire and Rescue, NC 36 Norwich Township Fire Department, MI 36 Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Childersburg Fire and Rescue have?

Childersburg Fire and Rescue has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,250 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #119 of 733 by personnel.

Does Childersburg Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Childersburg Fire and Rescue operate?

Childersburg Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Childersburg Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Childersburg Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Childersburg Fire and Rescue has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,396,469 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.