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County Line Volunteer Fire Department

Sylacauga, AL · Talladega County. County Line Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

County Line Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

25th pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$326,190
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
County Line 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
20 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 C
$16,310 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

County Line Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sylacauga, AL (Talladega County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,905 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $326,190.

  • National personnel rank #16,905 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #468 of 733
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Talladega County

County Line Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 06106 · County Line Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,905
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Holton Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $326K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Holton Township Fire Department, 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
Sylacauga, AL
FDID
06106

FEMA Grant History

$326K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11137 $326,190.48

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How County Line Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #468 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,905 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

County Line Volunteer Fire Department is 6.6% of Talladega County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 302 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Holton Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Childersburg Fire and Rescue
Childersburg · 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 20 personnel

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

Holton Township Fire Department, MI 20 Ethel Volunteer Fire Department, MO 20 Beardsley Fire Department, MN 20 Ravenna Area Fire Department, MI 20 Dalton Township Fire Department, MI 20 Friendship Fire Company, PA 20 Fort Ellis Fire Service Area, MT 20 Strausstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does County Line Volunteer Fire Department have?

County Line Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,905 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #468 of 733 by personnel.

Does County Line Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does County Line Volunteer Fire Department operate?

County Line Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is County Line Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has County Line Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, County Line Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $326,190.48 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.