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Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Dadeville, AL · Tallapoosa County. Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 12 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.

12
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alabama average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$227,164
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
31/100
Eagle Creek 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 F
6 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 B
$18,930 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
12 personnel · 2 stations

Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dadeville, AL (Tallapoosa County), with 2 stations and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,364 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $227,164.

  • National personnel rank #21,364 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #694 of 733
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Tallapoosa County

Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 06215 · Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL 12 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,364
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Haswell
  • FEMA-LIGHT $227K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Haswell Fire Department, CO (+ 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
Dadeville, AL
FDID
06215

FEMA Grant History

$227K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FV02743 $227,164

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #694 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,364 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is 3.4% of Tallapoosa County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 355 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 68% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Haswell Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alexander City Fire Department
Alexander City · career
Buttston Volunteer Fire Department
Dadeville · volunteer
Camp Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Camp Hill · volunteer
Dadeville Volunteer Fire Department
Dadeville · volunteer
Daviston Volunteer Fire Department
Daviston · volunteer
Jacksons Gap Fire Department
Jacksons Gap · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Haswell Fire Department, CO 12 Moorland Township Fire Department, MI 12 Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Atlanta Forest Area, MI 12 Pinehill Volunteer Fire Department, NM 12 Montgomery Fire Department, VT 12 West Niles Fire Department, NY 12 Sempronius Fire Department, NY 12 Longdale Fire Department, OK 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,364 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #694 of 733 by personnel.

Does Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $227,164 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.