Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority

Auburn, AL · Lee County. Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+47%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$508,571
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority

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
12.5 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
25 personnel · 2 stations

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority is a Volunteer department serving Auburn, AL (Lee County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,003 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $508,571.

  • National personnel rank #14,003 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #336 of 733
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Lee County

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority 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 04307 · Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority, AL 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,003
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hermitage Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $509K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Auburn, AL
FDID
04307

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00268 $508,571

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #336 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,003 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority is 6.7% of Lee County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 374 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Auburn Fire Department
Auburn · career
Lee Chambers Fire Department
Valley · volunteer
Opelika Fire and Rescue
Opelika · career
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department, MO 25 Flatwoods Community Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Galmey Volunteer Fire Department, MO 25 Magnolia Borough Fire Company, NJ 25 Deer Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, CO 25 Honea Path Fire Department, SC 25 Anderson County Fire Protection - Ebenezer, SC 25 Anderson County Fire Protection, SC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority have?

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority 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 #14,003 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #336 of 733 by personnel.

Does Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority provide EMS services?

Yes, Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority operate?

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority?

Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority is a Volunteer department serving Lee County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority received federal grants?

Yes, Southwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $508,571 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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