Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue

Sylvan Springs, AL · Jefferson County. Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$165,048
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
40/100
Sylvan Springs 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 C
24 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
$6,877 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Sylvan Springs, AL (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,804 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,048.

  • National personnel rank #14,804 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #374 of 733
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 56 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 00144 · Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue, AL 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,804
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ione Rural Fire P…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ione Rural Fire Protection District, OR (+ 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
Sylvan Springs, AL
FDID
00144

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04064 $165,047.61

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #374 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,804 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue is 1.0% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 70 departments totaling 2,415 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ione Rural Fire Protection District, OR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Bessemer Fire Department
Bessemer · other
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
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Birmingport Fire District
Mulga · other
Birmingport Fire District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Ione Rural Fire Protection District, OR 24 Lafayette Fire Department, OR 24 Rock River Township Fire Department, MI 24 Onota Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 24 Mount Ida Volunteer Fire Department, AR 24 Kettle Falls Volunteer Fire Department, WA 24 Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, IL 24 Aransas Pass Fire Department, TX 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue have?

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,804 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #374 of 733 by personnel.

Does Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue operate?

Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Sylvan Springs Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,047.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.