Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Gadsden Fire Department

Gadsden, AL · Etowah County. Gadsden Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 112 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.

112
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gadsden Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+559%
vs. Alabama average
7
stations
$337,091
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
25/100
Gadsden 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
16 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
112 personnel · 7 stations

Gadsden Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Gadsden, AL (Etowah County), with 7 stations and 112 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #768 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $337,091.

  • National personnel rank #768 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #10 of 733
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Etowah County

Gadsden Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

112 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 03102 · Gadsden Fire Department, AL 112 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 112
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #768
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Point Edgem…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $337K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Gadsden, AL
FDID
03102

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00474 $337,090.9

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Gadsden Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #10 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #768 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 559% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (16 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 112 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 112 personnel

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

North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department, MD 112 McMinnville Fire Department, OR 112 Cheshire Fire Department, CT 112 Bunker Hill Fire Protection District, IL 112 O'fallon Fire Protection District, MO 112 Jackson Township Fire Department, OH 112 City of Boulder Fire Department, CO 111 Bartow County Fire Department, GA 113

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gadsden Fire Department have?

Gadsden Fire Department has 112 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 559% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #768 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #10 of 733 by personnel.

Does Gadsden Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gadsden Fire Department operate?

Gadsden Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gadsden Fire Department?

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

Has Gadsden Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Gadsden Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $337,090.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (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.

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