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Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department

Hamilton, AL · Marion County. Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+88%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$856,676
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Shiloh 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 B
32 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 B
$26,771 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hamilton, AL (Marion County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,326 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $856,676.

  • National personnel rank #9,326 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #165 of 733
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Marion County

Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 04909 · Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department, AL 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,326
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Iredell Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $857K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Iredell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 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
Hamilton, AL
FDID
04909

FEMA Grant History

$857K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03671 $290,476
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0099 $566,200

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #165 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,326 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Marion County HIFLD mix around Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department

Marion County: 13 departments, 300 personnel (11 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 77% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Iredell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

West Iredell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 32 Bergman Fire, AR 32 Cattaraugus Volunteer Fire District, NY 32 Sylva Volunteer Fire Department, NC 32 Bunkie Fire Department, LA 32 Cape May Fire Department, NJ 32 Kimballton City Fire Department, IA 32 West Helena Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department have?

Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,326 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #165 of 733 by personnel.

Does Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $856,676 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2019 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.