Department profile

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Bay Minette Fire Department

Bay Minette, AL · Baldwin County. Bay Minette Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 66 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.

66
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bay Minette Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+288%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$960,958
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
66/100
Bay Minette 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 B
33 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 C
$14,560 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
66 personnel · 2 stations

Bay Minette Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bay Minette, AL (Baldwin County), with 2 stations and 66 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,122 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $960,958.

  • National personnel rank #2,122 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #22 of 733
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 37 other listed departments in Baldwin County

Bay Minette Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

66 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 00501 · Bay Minette Fire Department, AL 66 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 66
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,122
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Auburn Rescue - C…
  • FEMA-MID $961K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME (+ 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
Bay Minette, AL
FDID
00501

FEMA Grant History

$961K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2015)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV00500 $645,239
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0305 $315,719

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Bay Minette Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #22 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,122 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 288% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Bay Minette Fire Department is 9.1% of Baldwin County roster mass

The county lists 46 departments totaling 728 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 66 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bon Secour Fire and Rescue
Foley · volunteer
Crossroads Fire Department
Bay Minette · other
Daphne Fire Department
Daphne · career
Elberta Volunteer Fire Department
Elberta · volunteer
Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department
Fairhope · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 66 personnel

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

Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME 66 Edcouch Volunteer Fire Department, TX 66 Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District, IL 66 Henderson Fire Department Central, TX 66 Lansing Fire Department, IL 66 Pfizer Incorporated Protective Services, CT 66 South Holland Fire Department, IL 66 South Mountains Volunteer Fire Department, NC 66

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bay Minette Fire Department have?

Bay Minette Fire Department has 66 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 288% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,122 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #22 of 733 by personnel.

Does Bay Minette Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bay Minette Fire Department operate?

Bay Minette Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bay Minette Fire Department?

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

Has Bay Minette Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bay Minette Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $960,958 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.