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Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department

Sulligent, AL · Lamar County. Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$251,429
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
51/100
Sulligent 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
28 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 D
$8,980 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sulligent, AL (Lamar County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,802 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $251,429.

  • National personnel rank #11,802 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #250 of 733
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Lamar County

Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 04001 · Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,802
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kosciusko
  • FEMA-LIGHT $251K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kosciusko Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Sulligent, AL
FDID
04001

FEMA Grant History

$251K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01634 $251,429

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #250 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,802 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Lamar County HIFLD mix around Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department

Lamar County: 10 departments, 276 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kosciusko Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beaverton Volunteer Fire Department
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Crossville Fire and Rescue
Vernon · volunteer
Detroit Fire and Rescue
Detroit · other
Henson Springs Fire Department
Sulligent · volunteer
Kennedy Volunteer Fire Department
Kennedy · volunteer
Millport Fire Department
Millport · volunteer
Molloy Volunteer Fire Department
Sulligent · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Kosciusko Fire Department, MS 28 Jefferson Fire Department, OH 28 New Galilee Community Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Christopher Kohls Fire Department, AZ 28 Monaca Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Pulaski Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Patterson Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Corinth Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,802 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #250 of 733 by personnel.

Does Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $251,429 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.