Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Russellville Fire and Rescue

Russellville, AL · Franklin County. Russellville Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+53%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$609,067
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Russellville 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
13 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
26 personnel · 2 stations

Russellville Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Russellville, AL (Franklin 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 #12,850 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $609,067.

  • National personnel rank #12,850 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #294 of 733
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Franklin County

Russellville Fire and Rescue 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 33100 · Russellville Fire and Rescue, AL 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,850
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ravenna
  • FEMA-MID $609K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ravenna Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Russellville, AL
FDID
33100

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-09402 $362,857.14
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00896 $271,429
2008 EMW2007FF00986 $-25,219

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Russellville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #294 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,850 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 staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (10 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Ravenna Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belgreen Fire Protection District
Russellville · volunteer
Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Phil Campbell · volunteer
Frankfort Volunteer Fire Department
Russellville · volunteer
Frog Pond Fire Department
Spruce Pine · other
Gravel Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Phil Campbell · volunteer
Hodges Volunteer Fire Department
Hodges · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 26 personnel

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

Ravenna Fire Department, KY 26 Argyle Adams Fire Department, WI 26 Knightstown Fire Department, IN 26 Northern Hardin County Fire District, OH 26 Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department, AK 26 Evendale Fire Department, OH 26 Deming Fire Department, NM 26 Waterloo-Morada Rural Fire Protection District, CA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Russellville Fire and Rescue have?

Russellville Fire and Rescue 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 #12,850 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #294 of 733 by personnel.

Does Russellville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Russellville Fire and Rescue operate?

Russellville Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Russellville Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Russellville Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Russellville Fire and Rescue has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $609,067.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2022 (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.