Sipsey Valley Volunteer Fire Department - Elrod Station

What This Data Tells You About Sipsey Valley Volunteer Fire Department - Elrod Station

Sipsey Valley Volunteer Fire Department - Elrod Station operates as a fire department in Elrod, within Tuscaloosa County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Alabama has 1,302 registered fire departments and 22,091 total personnel, averaging roughly 17 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 28,900 fires, 84 fire deaths, and 51% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.