Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Sylacauga Fire Department

Sylacauga, AL · Talladega County. Sylacauga Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sylacauga Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations

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
9/100
Sylacauga 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 F
10.5 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
21 personnel · 2 stations

Sylacauga Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Sylacauga, AL (Talladega County), with 2 stations and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,543 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,543 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #445 of 733
  • 9.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Talladega County

Sylacauga Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 06101 · Sylacauga Fire Department, AL 21 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,543
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milan Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milan Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Sylacauga, AL
FDID
06101

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Sylacauga Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #445 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,543 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Sylacauga Fire Department is 7.0% of Talladega County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 302 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milan Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Childersburg Fire and Rescue
Childersburg · volunteer
County Line Volunteer Fire Department
Sylacauga · volunteer
East Providence Fire Department
Talladega · volunteer
Ironaton Fire Department
Talladega · other
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 21 personnel

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

Milan Volunteer Fire Department, NM 21 Long Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NY 21 City of Saint Marys Fire Department, OH 21 Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NY 21 Albert J Ellis Airport Crash Fire and Rescue, NC 21 Tri-Lakes/Monument Fire Rescue Authority, CO 21 Ypsilanti City Fire Department, MI 21 Garden City Fire Department, MI 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sylacauga Fire Department have?

Sylacauga Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,543 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #445 of 733 by personnel.

Does Sylacauga Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sylacauga Fire Department operate?

Sylacauga Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sylacauga Fire Department?

Sylacauga Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Talladega County, AL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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