Department profile

Volunteer

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department

Faunsdale, AL · Marengo County. Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+53%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$715,397
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
65/100
Faunsdale 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 C
26 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$27,515 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Faunsdale, AL (Marengo County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,549 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $715,397.

  • National personnel rank #12,549 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #279 of 733
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Marengo County

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 04804 · Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,549
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Red Lake
  • FEMA-MID $715K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Red Lake Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Faunsdale, AL
FDID
04804

FEMA Grant History

$715K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-07146 $405,492.38
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00320 $309,905

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #279 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,549 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 53% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Marengo County HIFLD mix around Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department

Marengo County: 19 departments, 135 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 32% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Red Lake Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Demopolis Fire Department
Demopolis · career
Myrtlewood Volunteer Fire Department
Myrtlewood · volunteer
Putnam Volunteer Fire Department
Thomasville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Red Lake Fire Department, MN 26 Gibbsboro Fire Company, NJ 26 Deerfield Township Fire Department, MI 26 Antler Fire Department, ND 26 East Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MT 26 Wolf Creek-Craig Fire Service Area, MT 26 West Cape May Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 26 Gresston Volunteer Fire Department, GA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department have?

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,549 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #279 of 733 by personnel.

Does Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Faunsdale Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $715,397.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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