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Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department

Irvington, AL · Mobile County. Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+129%
vs. Alabama average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Saint Elmo-Irvington 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 D
19.5 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
39 personnel · 2 stations

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Irvington, AL (Mobile County), with 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,599 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,599 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #101 of 733
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Mobile County

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 00215 · Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department, AL 39 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ LA Grande City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: LA Grande City Fire Department, OR (+ 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
Irvington, AL
FDID
00215

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #101 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,599 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department is 4.3% of Mobile County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 903 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: LA Grande City Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

LA Grande City Fire Department, OR 39 Jacksonville Fire Department, OR 39 Odell Rural Fire Protection District, OR 39 Department of Fire Rescue - Stony Point Volunteer Fire Company, VA 39 Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, OR 39 Union Gap Fire Department, WA 39 College Place Fire Department, WA 39 Shelton Fire Department, WA 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department have?

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,599 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #101 of 733 by personnel.

Does Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department?

Saint Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mobile County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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