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Coaling Fire Department

Coaling, AL · Tuscaloosa County. Coaling Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Coaling Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+71%
vs. Alabama average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Coaling 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
14.5 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
29 personnel · 2 stations

Coaling Fire Department is a fire department serving Coaling, AL (Tuscaloosa County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,990 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,990 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #221 of 733
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Tuscaloosa County

Coaling Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 06316 · Coaling Fire Department, AL 29 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,990
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crains Creek Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AL department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Coaling, AL
FDID
06316

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Coaling Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #221 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,990 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Coaling Fire Department is 4.8% of Tuscaloosa County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 602 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Alabama Fire College
Tuscaloosa · other
Brookwood Volunteer Fire Department
Brookwood · volunteer
Coker Volunteer Fire Department
Coker · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 29 personnel

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

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29 Seven Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29 Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 White Lake Fire Authority, MI 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Coaling Fire Department have?

Coaling Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,990 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #221 of 733 by personnel.

Does Coaling Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Coaling Fire Department operate?

Coaling Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Coaling Fire Department?

Coaling Fire Department is a fire department serving Tuscaloosa County, AL.

How many fire departments are in Alabama?

Alabama has 1,302 fire departments with 22,091 total personnel. 51% are volunteer departments.

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