Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Demopolis Fire Department

Demopolis, AL · Marengo County. Demopolis Fire Department is a Career (Paid) 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

Demopolis Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$309,524
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Demopolis 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
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

Demopolis Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Demopolis, AL (Marengo 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 #18,430 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $309,524.

  • National personnel rank #18,430 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #541 of 733
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Marengo County

Demopolis Fire Department 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 04801 · Demopolis Fire Department, AL 18 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,430
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Union Rural Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $310K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Union Rural Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Demopolis, AL
FDID
04801

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV01252 $309,524

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Demopolis Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #541 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,430 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 staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Marengo County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Union Rural Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department
Faunsdale · volunteer
Myrtlewood Volunteer Fire Department
Myrtlewood · volunteer
Putnam Volunteer Fire Department
Thomasville · other
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Nationwide career peers near 18 personnel

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

Union Rural Volunteer Fire Department, NC 18 Fairfield Township Fire Department, MI 18 Willow Springs Rural Fire Protection, MO 18 Altaville-Melones Fire Protection District, CA 18 Coast Guard Fire Department, NJ 18 Pueblo of Laguna Fire Rescue, NM 18 City of el Mirage Fire Department, AZ 18 Central Coventry Fire District, RI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Demopolis Fire Department have?

Demopolis Fire Department 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 #18,430 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #541 of 733 by personnel.

Does Demopolis Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Demopolis Fire Department operate?

Demopolis Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Demopolis Fire Department?

Demopolis Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marengo County, AL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Demopolis Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Demopolis Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $309,524 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.