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Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department

Leesburg, AL · Cherokee County. Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+47%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$392,985
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
55/100
Sand Rock 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 C
25 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 C
$15,719 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Leesburg, AL (Cherokee County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,944 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $392,985.

  • National personnel rank #13,944 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #333 of 733
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Cherokee County

Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 01310 · Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,944
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Homer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $393K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Homer 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Leesburg, AL
FDID
01310

FEMA Grant History

$393K
Cumulative funding (FY2003)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2003 EMW-2003-FG-1510 $392,985

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #333 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,944 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Cherokee County HIFLD mix around Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department

Cherokee County: 12 departments, 212 personnel (10 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 42% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Homer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cedar Bluff Volunteer Fire Department
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Centre Volunteer Fire Department
Centre · volunteer
Gaylesville Volunteer Fire Department
Gaylesville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Homer Fire Department, MI 25 Truro Fire and Rescue, MA 25 Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department, CO 25 East Brooks Volunteer Fire Department, GA 25 Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Rhodhiss Volunteer Fire Department, NC 25 Calhoun Falls Fire Department, SC 25 Bronson Fire Department, MI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,944 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #333 of 733 by personnel.

Does Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department?

Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cherokee County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sand Rock Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $392,985 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2003 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2003.

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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