Department profile

Volunteer

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department

New Hope, AL · Madison County. New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+53%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$956,841
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
45/100
New Hope 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 F
13 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
$36,802 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 2 stations

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Hope, AL (Madison County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,760 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $956,841.

  • National personnel rank #12,760 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #289 of 733
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Madison County

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 04704 · New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,760
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Red Lake
  • FEMA-MID $957K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Red Lake Fire Department, MN (+ 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
New Hope, AL
FDID
04704

FEMA Grant History

$957K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03236 $706,364
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01198 $0
2017 EMW2016FV01550 $250,477

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How New Hope Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #289 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,760 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 53% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is 3.2% 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.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Red Lake Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Big Cove Volunteer Fire Department
Owens Cross Roads · other
Bobo Volunteer Fire Department
Ardmore · volunteer
Bobo Volunteer Fire Department
Hazel Green · other
Central Volunteer Fire Department
Huntsville · volunteer
Harvest Volunteer Fire Department
Harvest · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Red Lake Fire Department, MN 26 Gibbsboro Fire Company, NJ 26 Deerfield Township Fire Department, MI 26 Gresston Volunteer Fire Department, GA 26 Fines Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 26 Metamora Township Fire Department, MI 26 Antler Fire Department, ND 26 East Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MT 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Hope Volunteer Fire Department have?

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,760 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #289 of 733 by personnel.

Does New Hope Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

New Hope 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 New Hope Volunteer Fire Department operate?

New Hope Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is New Hope Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has New Hope Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, New Hope Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $956,841 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (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.