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Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Eufaula, AL · Barbour County. Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$408,500
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
36/100
Baker Hill Volunteer 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
9 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 B
$22,694 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 2 stations

Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Eufaula, AL (Barbour County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,283 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $408,500.

  • National personnel rank #18,283 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #534 of 733
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Barbour County

Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 00605 · Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,283
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central Coventry…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $409K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Central Coventry Fire District, RI (+ 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
Eufaula, AL
FDID
00605

FEMA Grant History

$409K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0020 $408,500

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #534 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,283 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department is 6.3% of Barbour County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 288 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Central Coventry Fire District, RI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Clayton Fire and Rescue
Clayton · volunteer
Clio Rescue Squad
Clio · other
Clio Volunteer Fire Department
Clio · volunteer
Cowikee Volunteer Fire Department
Eufaula · volunteer
Elamville Fire Department
Ariton · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Central Coventry Fire District, RI 18 Deer Trail Fire Protection District, CO 18 Eubank Fire Department, KY 18 Central Lake Fire Department, MI 18 Hume Fire Department, MO 18 Sixes Rural Fire Protection, OR 18 Elkton Rural Fire Protection District, OR 18 Tucumcari Fire Department, NM 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department have?

Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,283 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #534 of 733 by personnel.

Does Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Baker Hill Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $408,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.