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Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department

Florence, AL · Lauderdale County. Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 23%
national personnel size
+153%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$180,471
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
30/100
Cloverdale 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 C
21.5 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 F
$4,197 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 2 stations

Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Florence, AL (Lauderdale County), with 2 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,269 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,471.

  • National personnel rank #5,269 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #71 of 733
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Lauderdale County

Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 04109 · Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 43 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,269
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clinton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $180K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clinton 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
Florence, AL
FDID
04109

FEMA Grant History

$180K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00987 $180,471.12

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #71 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,269 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 153% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department is 7.9% of Lauderdale County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 543 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 43 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Anderson Volunteer Fire Department
Anderson · volunteer
Center Star Fire District
Killen · volunteer
Elgin Fire Department
Rogersville · other
Florence Fire Department
Florence · career
Greenhill Volunteer Fire Department
Florence · volunteer
Killen Volunteer Fire Department
Killen · volunteer
Lexington Fire Department
Lexington · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Clinton Fire Department, MO 43 Boswell Grant Township Fire Department, IN 43 Elizabeth Fire Protection District, CO 43 Oshtemo Township Fire Department, MI 43 Burning Mountains Fire Protection District, CO 43 Bunn Rural Fire Association Incorporated, NC 43 Sheffield Fire Department, MA 43 Antonia Fire Protection District, MO 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 153% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,269 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #71 of 733 by personnel.

Does Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,471.12 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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