Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Springville Fire and Rescue

Springville, AL · St Clair County. Springville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Springville Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$1,003,775
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
46/100
Springville 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
9 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 A
$55,765 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 2 stations

Springville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Springville, AL (St Clair County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,874 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,003,775.

  • National personnel rank #18,874 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #563 of 733
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in St Clair County

Springville Fire and Rescue 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 05919 · Springville Fire and Rescue, AL 18 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,874
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crystal Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crystal Township 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Springville, AL
FDID
05919

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2023–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07046 $195,142.85
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04621 $808,632.38

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Springville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #563 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,874 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Springville Fire and Rescue is 5.1% of St Clair County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 355 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Crystal Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ashville Fire and Rescue
Ashville · other
Davis Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Springville · volunteer
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
Springville · volunteer
Leeds Fire and Rescue
Leeds · other
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Crystal Township Fire Department, MI 18 Coral Volunteer 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 Manhattan Rural Fire District, MT 18 Merritt Area Fire Department, MI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Springville Fire and Rescue have?

Springville Fire and Rescue 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 #18,874 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #563 of 733 by personnel.

Does Springville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Springville Fire and Rescue operate?

Springville Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Springville Fire and Rescue?

Springville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving St Clair County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Springville Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Springville Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,003,775.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Alabama?

Alabama has 1,302 fire departments with 22,091 total personnel. 51% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.