Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Sheffield Fire and Rescue

Sheffield, AL · Colbert County. Sheffield Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

21st pct.
national personnel size
+18%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Sheffield 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
10 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
20 personnel · 2 stations

Sheffield Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Sheffield, AL (Colbert County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,649 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,649 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #507 of 733
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Colbert County

Sheffield Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 02001 · Sheffield Fire and Rescue, AL 20 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,649
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hamburg
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hamburg Fire Department, AR (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Sheffield, AL
FDID
02001

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Sheffield Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #507 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,649 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Sheffield Fire and Rescue is 9.3% of Colbert County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 214 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hamburg Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Barton Volunteer Fire Department
Cherokee · volunteer
Highway 247 Volunteer Fire Department
Tuscumbia · volunteer
Littleville Volunteer Fire Department
Russellville · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 20 personnel

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

Hamburg Fire Department, AR 20 South Branch Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, MI 20 Unity-Frost Prairie Fire Department, AR 20 Monroeville Fire Department, IN 20 Albany International Airport Fire Department, NY 20 Eastham Fire Department, MA 20 Snoqualmie Fire Department, WA 20 City of Castle Hills Fire Department, TX 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sheffield Fire and Rescue have?

Sheffield Fire and Rescue has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,649 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #507 of 733 by personnel.

Does Sheffield Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sheffield Fire and Rescue operate?

Sheffield Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sheffield Fire and Rescue?

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

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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