Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lincoln Fire and Rescue

Lincoln, AL · Talladega County. Lincoln Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lincoln Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$469,315
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
36/100
Lincoln Fire and 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
14 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 C
$16,761 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Lincoln Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Lincoln, AL (Talladega County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,596 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $469,315.

  • National personnel rank #11,596 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #240 of 733
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Talladega County

Lincoln Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 06104 · Lincoln Fire and Rescue, AL 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,596
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amity Fire Company
  • FEMA-LIGHT $469K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amity 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
CAREER
Location
Lincoln, AL
FDID
06104

FEMA Grant History

$469K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04928 $183,238.09
2015 EMW2014FO04039 $286,077

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Lincoln Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #240 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,596 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Lincoln Fire and Rescue is 9.3% of Talladega County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 302 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Childersburg Fire and Rescue
Childersburg · volunteer
County Line Volunteer Fire Department
Sylacauga · volunteer
East Providence Fire Department
Talladega · volunteer
Ironaton Fire Department
Talladega · other
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

Amity Fire Company, PA 28 Bakersfield Fire Department, VT 28 Wapakoneta Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Urbana Fire Department, IA 28 Loudon City Fire and Police, TN 28 Middlesboro Fire Department, KY 28 Harrison Township Fire Department, MI 28 Treasure Island Fire Department, FL 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lincoln Fire and Rescue have?

Lincoln Fire and Rescue has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,596 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #240 of 733 by personnel.

Does Lincoln Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Lincoln Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lincoln Fire and Rescue operate?

Lincoln Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lincoln Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Lincoln Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Lincoln Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $469,315.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.