Department profile

Volunteer

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department

Harvest, AL · Madison County. Harvest Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 45 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

45
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+165%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations
$223,333
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
21/100
Harvest 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 D
15 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
45 personnel · 3 stations

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Harvest, AL (Madison County), with 3 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,851 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $223,333.

  • National personnel rank #4,851 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #64 of 733
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Madison County

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 04711 · Harvest Volunteer Fire Department, AL 45 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,851
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brandy Station Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $223K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Harvest, AL
FDID
04711

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-02801 $223,333

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Harvest Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #64 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,851 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 165% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department is 5.6% of Madison County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 810 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 22% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Ardmore · volunteer
Bobo Volunteer Fire Department
Hazel Green · other
Central Volunteer Fire Department
Huntsville · volunteer
Hazel Green Fire and Rescue
Hazel Green · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department, VA 45 Cartersville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 45 Union Grove Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 45 Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department, NC 45 Ridgely Volunteer Fire Department, MD 45 East Otto Fire Department, NY 45 Anderson Creek Emergency Services, NC 45 Oaklyn Fire Department, NJ 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harvest Volunteer Fire Department have?

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 165% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,851 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #64 of 733 by personnel.

Does Harvest Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Harvest 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 Harvest Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Harvest Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Harvest Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Harvest Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $223,333 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.