Department profile

Career (Paid)

Guntersville Fire Rescue

Guntersville, AL · Marshall County. Guntersville Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Guntersville Fire Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
+47%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$2,229,344
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Guntersville Fire Rescue

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
12.5 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 A
$89,174 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Guntersville Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Guntersville, AL (Marshall County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,464 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,229,344.

  • National personnel rank #13,464 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #315 of 733
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Marshall County

Guntersville Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 05002 · Guntersville Fire Rescue, AL 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,464
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hickory Flat Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $2.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hickory Flat Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Guntersville, AL
FDID
05002

FEMA Grant History

$2.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2019)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03859 $176,212
2016 EMW2015FO05151 $172,000
2013 EMW2012FV02434 $332,500
2011 EMW-2011-FO-1010 $1,439,090
2007 EMW2006FF04799 $-64,729
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0479 $174,271

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Guntersville Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #315 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,464 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Guntersville Fire Rescue is 6.1% of Marshall County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 409 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hickory Flat Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albertville Fire and Rescue
Albertville · career
Alder Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Albertville · volunteer
Asbury Volunteer Fire Department
Albertville · volunteer
Boaz Fire and Rescue
Boaz · career
Douglas Volunteer Fire Department
Horton · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 25 personnel

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

Hickory Flat Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 Hill Top Fire Department, AR 25 Lenox Township Fire and Rescue, MI 25 Midway Fire and Emergency Medical Services, NM 25 City of Blakely Fire Department, GA 25 Sikorsky Aircraft Fire Department, CT 25 Hanging Lake Tunnel Fire Department, CO 25 Lebanon Fire Department, IN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Guntersville Fire Rescue have?

Guntersville Fire Rescue has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,464 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #315 of 733 by personnel.

Does Guntersville Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Guntersville Fire Rescue 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 Guntersville Fire Rescue operate?

Guntersville Fire Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Guntersville Fire Rescue?

Guntersville Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Marshall County, AL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Guntersville Fire Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Guntersville Fire Rescue has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $2,229,344 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.