County profile

Dale County, AL 17 departments

17 HIFLD departments in Dale County, Alabama - coverage desk and roster table below.

17 departments · #37 of 67 in-state

Dale County, AL is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 17 departments (1 career / 8 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 234 personnel, #37 of 67 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #37 of 67 in Alabama
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24% of roster in Ozark Fire Department - Dowling Fire Station
  • 10 of 17 depts provide EMS
  • 17 of 1,302 Alabama departments statewide
17
Departments
234
Total Personnel
#37 of 67
In-state by personnel
8
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Dale County

All fire departments in Dale County, AL with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Choctawhatchee Volunteer Fire Department
Ozark
 volunteer 15
Clayhatchee Volunteer Fire Department
Clayhatchee
 other -
Daleville Department of Public Safety
Daleville · EMS
 volunteer 40
Directorate of Public Safety Fire and Emergency Services Division-Dod
Fort Rucker · EMS
 other -
Dothan Regional Airport Fire Department
Dothan · EMS
 career 11
Echo Volunteer Fire Department
Newville
 other -
Ewell Fire Department
Ozark
 other -
Level Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Daleville · EMS
 volunteer 25
Marley Mill Fire Department
Ozark · EMS
 volunteer 20
Midland City Volunteer Fire Department
Midland City
 volunteer 20
Napier Field Fire Department
Dothan · EMS
 volunteer 16
Newton Fire Department
Newton · EMS
 other -
Ozark Fire Department - Chancey Fire Station
Ozark · EMS
 other -
Ozark Fire Department - Dowling Fire Station
Ozark · EMS
 other 55
Pinckard Volunteer Fire Department
Pinckard
 volunteer 15
Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department
Skipperville
 volunteer 17
Town of Ariton Fire and Rescue Department
Ariton · EMS
 other -

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (17 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 1 career, 8 volunteer, 0 combination (47% volunteer).

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (12 stations / 234 roster).

Largest book: Ozark Fire Department - Dowling Fire Station holds 24% of county personnel (55 of 234).

Photo-finish peer: Dubois County, IN (+0 personnel).

Alabama breadth context

State departments
1,302
Annual fires
28,900
Volunteer %
51%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Dale County, AL? ▼

Dale County, AL has 17 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 8 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #37 of 67 among Alabama counties with at least one listed department.

Are Dale County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Dale County has a mix: 1 career, 8 volunteer, 0 combination.

How many firefighters serve Dale County? ▼

Dale County has 234 total fire department personnel across 17 departments. The average per department is 14, which is 18% below the Alabama average.

Does Dale County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 10 departments in Dale County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Dubois County, IN 234 pers St James County, LA 234 pers Pittsburg County, OK 234 pers Santa Cruz County, AZ 235 pers Matanuska-Susitna County, AK 17 depts Nome County, AK 17 depts Apache County, AZ 17 depts Hempstead County, AR 17 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Dale, AL Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Dale, AL Top 5 1. Ozark Fire Department - Dowling Fire Station 55 personnel 2. Daleville Department of Public Safety 40 personnel 3. Level Plains Volunteer Fire Department 25 personnel 4. Marley Mill Fire Department 20 personnel 5. Midland City Volunteer Fire Department 20 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Dale County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.