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Seale Volunteer Fire Department

Seale, AL · Russell County. Seale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Seale 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
$288,786
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
29/100
Seale 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$16,044 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 3 stations

Seale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Seale, AL (Russell 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 #18,842 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $288,786.

  • National personnel rank #18,842 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #561 of 733
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Russell County

Seale 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 05711 · Seale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,842
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Merritt Area
  • FEMA-LIGHT $289K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Merritt Area 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
Seale, AL
FDID
05711

FEMA Grant History

$289K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03356 $288,786

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Seale Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #561 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,842 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

Seale Volunteer Fire Department is 8.9% of Russell County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 203 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

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Hurtsboro Volunteer Fire Department
Hurtsboro · volunteer
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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.

Merritt Area Fire Department, MI 18 Luna Pier Volunteer Fire Department, MI 18 Coral Volunteer Fire Department, MI 18 Crystal Township Fire Department, MI 18 Manhattan City Fire Department, MT 18 Noel Fire Department, MO 18 Watonga Fire Department, OK 18 Amsterdam Rural Fire Department, MT 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Seale Volunteer Fire Department have?

Seale 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 #18,842 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #561 of 733 by personnel.

Does Seale Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Seale Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Seale Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Seale Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Seale Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Seale Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $288,786 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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