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Gallant Volunteer Fire Department

Gallant, AL · Etowah County. Gallant Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

24th pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$515,813
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
39/100
Gallant 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
10 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
$25,791 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 2 stations

Gallant Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gallant, AL (Etowah County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,060 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $515,813.

  • National personnel rank #17,060 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #477 of 733
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Etowah County

Gallant Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 03116 · Gallant Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,060
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bootjack Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $516K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bootjack Fire and Rescue 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
Gallant, AL
FDID
03116

FEMA Grant History

$516K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-09505 $256,383.8
2018 EMW-2018-FV-01003 $259,429

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Gallant Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #477 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,060 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Gallant Volunteer Fire Department is 4.0% of Etowah County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 506 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bootjack Fire and Rescue Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department
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Egypt Volunteer Fire Department
Altoona · volunteer
Gadsden Fire Department
Gadsden · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Bootjack Fire and Rescue Department, MI 20 Quincy-Franklin-Hancock Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Laird Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Hubbell Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Houghton Fire Department, MI 20 Stanton Township Volunteer Fire Department Precinct 1, MI 20 Chinquapin Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 20 Calumet Township Fire and Rescue, MI 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gallant Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gallant Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,060 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #477 of 733 by personnel.

Does Gallant Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gallant Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gallant Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gallant Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Gallant Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Gallant Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $515,812.8 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.