Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sylvania Fire Department

Sylvania, AL · Dekalb County. Sylvania Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

29th pct.
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$514,286
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
45/100
Sylvania 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Sylvania Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sylvania, AL (Dekalb County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,008 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $514,286.

  • National personnel rank #16,008 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #424 of 733
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Dekalb County

Sylvania Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 02812 · Sylvania Fire Department, AL 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,008
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Perrinton
  • FEMA-MID $514K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Perrinton 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Sylvania, AL
FDID
02812

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-01303 $255,238
2017 EMW2016FV01292 $259,048

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Sylvania Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #424 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,008 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Sylvania Fire Department is 7.9% of Dekalb County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 278 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 34% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Adamsburg Volunteer Fire
Fort Payne · other
Aroney Fire Department
Boaz · volunteer
Aroney Fire Department
Crossville · other
Blake Fire Protection Authority
Fort Payne · volunteer
Crossville Fire Department
Crossville · other
Dog Town Volunteer Fire Department
Fort Payne · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Perrinton Fire Department, MI 22 Midway Fire and Rescue Department, NC 22 Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department, VA 22 Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 22 Adams Rural Fire Department, NE 22 Litchfield Fire Department, MI 22 Elizabethtown Fire and Rescue, IN 22 Portage Fire and Rescue, UT 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sylvania Fire Department have?

Sylvania Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,008 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #424 of 733 by personnel.

Does Sylvania Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sylvania Fire Department operate?

Sylvania Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sylvania Fire Department?

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

Has Sylvania Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sylvania Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $514,286 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2018 (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.

Related guides

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