Department profile

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Tuskegee Fire Department

Tuskegee, AL · Macon County. Tuskegee Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 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.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tuskegee Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alabama average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$1,114,287
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
50/100
Tuskegee 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
11 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
$101,299 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
11 personnel · 1 station

Tuskegee Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tuskegee, AL (Macon County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,793 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,114,287.

  • National personnel rank #21,793 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #713 of 733
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Macon County

Tuskegee Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 04601 · Tuskegee Fire Department, AL 11 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brandsville Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brandsville Fire Protection Association Incorporated, MO (+ 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
Tuskegee, AL
FDID
04601

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2017)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01573 $171,429
2016 EMW2015FV01253 $300,000
2015 EMW2014FV02236 $642,858

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Tuskegee Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #713 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,793 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Macon County HIFLD mix around Tuskegee Fire Department

Macon County: 10 departments, 76 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brandsville Fire Protection Association Incorporated, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Notasulga Volunteer Fire Department
Notasulga · volunteer
Shorter Fire Department
Shorter · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Brandsville Fire Protection Association Incorporated, MO 11 Peace Valley-White Church Volunteer, MO 11 Stone Mountain Park Department of Public Safety, GA 11 Maitland Volunteer Fire Protection District, MO 11 Inter City Fire Protection District, MO 11 Hot Sulphur Springs/Parshall Fire Protection District, CO 11 Crystal Park Volunteer Fire Department, CO 11 King City Fire Protection District, MO 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tuskegee Fire Department have?

Tuskegee Fire Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,793 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #713 of 733 by personnel.

Does Tuskegee Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tuskegee Fire Department operate?

Tuskegee Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tuskegee Fire Department?

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

Has Tuskegee Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tuskegee Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,114,287 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2017 (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.