Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Riverside Fire and Rescue

Riverside, AL · St Clair County. Riverside Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

34th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$102,600
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
34/100
Riverside 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 C
24 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 F
$4,275 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Riverside Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Riverside, AL (St Clair County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,733 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $102,600.

  • National personnel rank #14,733 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #373 of 733
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in St Clair County

Riverside Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 05907 · Riverside Fire and Rescue, AL 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,733
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Whiteford Townshi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $103K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Whiteford Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Riverside, AL
FDID
05907

FEMA Grant History

$103K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00116 $102,600

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Riverside Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #373 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,733 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Riverside Fire and Rescue is 6.8% of St Clair County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 355 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Ashville Fire and Rescue
Ashville · other
Davis Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Springville · volunteer
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
Springville · volunteer
Leeds Fire and Rescue
Leeds · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Whiteford Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 24 Ceresco Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 24 LA Salle Volunteer Fire Department, MI 24 Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 24 New Knoxville-Washington Township Fire Department, OH 24 Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District, MT 24 Bowman Fire Department, ND 24 Berks Emergency Strike Team Incorporated, PA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Riverside Fire and Rescue have?

Riverside Fire and Rescue has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,733 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #373 of 733 by personnel.

Does Riverside Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Riverside Fire and Rescue operate?

Riverside Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Riverside Fire and Rescue?

Riverside Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving St Clair County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Riverside Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Riverside Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $102,600 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.