Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Cotaco Fire Department

Somerville, AL · Morgan County. Cotaco Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cotaco Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Alabama average
1
station

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Cotaco 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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Cotaco Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Somerville, AL (Morgan County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,305 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,305 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #141 of 733
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Morgan County

Cotaco Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 05211 · Cotaco Fire Department, AL 34 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,305
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Haysi Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Haysi Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Somerville, AL
FDID
05211

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Cotaco Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #141 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,305 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Cotaco Fire Department is 5.4% of Morgan County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 625 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Haysi Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Decatur Fire and Rescue
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Ebenezer Fire and Rescue
Falkville · volunteer
Falkville Volunteer Fire Department
Falkville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Haysi Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34 Warrensburg Fire Department, MO 34 Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Allegany Indian Reservation Volunteer Fire Department, NY 34 Mecosta-Austin Fire Department, MI 34 Krooked Kreek Volunteer Fire Department, AR 34 Crouse Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 South Fork Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cotaco Fire Department have?

Cotaco Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,305 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #141 of 733 by personnel.

Does Cotaco Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cotaco Fire Department operate?

Cotaco Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cotaco Fire Department?

Cotaco Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Morgan 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.