Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Muscle Shoals Fire Department

Muscle Shoals, AL · Colbert County. Muscle Shoals Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Muscle Shoals Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+59%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Muscle Shoals 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
9 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
27 personnel · 3 stations

Muscle Shoals Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Muscle Shoals, AL (Colbert County), with 3 stations and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,191 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,191 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #264 of 733
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Colbert County

Muscle Shoals Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 02003 · Muscle Shoals Fire Department, AL 27 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,191
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Frederic Township…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Frederic Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Muscle Shoals, AL
FDID
02003

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Muscle Shoals Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #264 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,191 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 59% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Frederic Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Barton Volunteer Fire Department
Cherokee · volunteer
Highway 247 Volunteer Fire Department
Tuscumbia · volunteer
Littleville Volunteer Fire Department
Russellville · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Frederic Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 27 Union Center Theo Volunteer Fire Department, MS 27 Ovid-Middlebury Emergency Services Authority, MI 27 Becks Run Volunteer Fire Department, PA 27 Albion Department of Public Safety, MI 27 Tarboro Fire Department, NC 27 City of Alpena Fire Department, MI 27 Kirksville Fire Department, MO 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Muscle Shoals Fire Department have?

Muscle Shoals Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,191 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #264 of 733 by personnel.

Does Muscle Shoals Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Muscle Shoals Fire Department operate?

Muscle Shoals Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Muscle Shoals Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Alabama?

Alabama has 1,302 fire departments with 22,091 total personnel. 51% are volunteer departments.

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