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Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated

Cusseta, AL · Chambers County. Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
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
8/100
Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated

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
9 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
18 personnel · 2 stations

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Cusseta, AL (Chambers County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,420 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,420 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #540 of 733
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Chambers County

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 01207 · Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated, AL 18 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,420
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakeland
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lakeland 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
Cusseta, AL
FDID
01207

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #540 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,420 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated is 8.1% of Chambers County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 223 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 44% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Abanda Fire and Rescue
Wadley · other
Huguley Fire Department
Lanett · other
Lakeview Fire and Rescue
Lanett · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Lakeland Fire Department, MI 18 Union City Fire Department, MI 18 Sherwood Township Fire Department, MI 18 Foster Center Fire Department, RI 18 Hortense Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 Fredonia Township Fire Department, MI 18 South Central Buchanan County Fire Protection District, MO 18 Sunshine Fire Protection District, CO 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated have?

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,420 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #540 of 733 by personnel.

Does Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated operate?

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated?

Cusseta Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Chambers 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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