Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Jacksonville Fire Department

Jacksonville, AL · Calhoun County. Jacksonville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jacksonville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+82%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$582,239
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
66/100
Jacksonville 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 B
31 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
$18,782 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Jacksonville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jacksonville, AL (Calhoun County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,603 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $582,239.

  • National personnel rank #9,603 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #176 of 733
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Calhoun County

Jacksonville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 01102 · Jacksonville Fire Department, AL 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,603
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Heidlersburg Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $582K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Heidlersburg Fire Company, PA (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Jacksonville, AL
FDID
01102

FEMA Grant History

$582K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2022)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-09206 $190,476.19
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02781 $208,143
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01881 $180,952
2017 EMW2015FH00554 $313,125
2009 EMW2008FF01279 $-310,457

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Jacksonville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #176 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,603 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 82% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Heidlersburg Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alexandria Fire Department
Alexandria · volunteer
Angel Volunteer Fire Department
Jacksonville · other
Anniston Fire Department
Anniston · other
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Heidlersburg Fire Company, PA 31 Borden Shaft Volunteer Fire Department, MD 31 Leland Fire and Rescue, NC 31 Lovelady Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 31 Springfield Department of Public Safety, MI 31 Jacksonville Beach Fire Department, FL 31 Raymond Fire Department, WA 31 Colleyville Fire Department, TX 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jacksonville Fire Department have?

Jacksonville Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,603 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #176 of 733 by personnel.

Does Jacksonville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jacksonville Fire Department operate?

Jacksonville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jacksonville Fire Department?

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

Has Jacksonville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jacksonville Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $582,239.19 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2022 (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.