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Salem Volunteer Fire Department

Salem, AL · Lee County. Salem Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Salem Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
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
5/100
Salem 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
6 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
18 personnel · 3 stations

Salem Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Salem, AL (Lee County), with 3 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,826 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,826 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #560 of 733
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Lee County

Salem Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 04306 · Salem Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mound City Rural…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mound City Rural Fire and Rescue, MO (+ 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
Salem, AL
FDID
04306

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Salem Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #560 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,826 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Salem Volunteer Fire Department is 4.8% of Lee County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 374 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mound City Rural Fire and Rescue, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Auburn Fire Department
Auburn · career
Lee Chambers Fire Department
Valley · volunteer
Opelika Fire and Rescue
Opelika · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Mound City Rural Fire and Rescue, MO 18 Hartsgrove Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18 North Branch Township Fire Department, MI 18 Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 Oneco Fire Department, CT 18 Gaines Township-Dutton Fire Department, MI 18 West Brow Fire Department, GA 18 Industry Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Salem Volunteer Fire Department have?

Salem Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,826 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #560 of 733 by personnel.

Does Salem Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Salem 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 Salem Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Salem Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Salem Volunteer Fire Department?

Salem Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lee 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.