Department profile

Volunteer

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department

Daphne, AL · Baldwin County. Belforest Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

13th pct.
national personnel size
-6%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$529,250
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
Belforest 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 D
16 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$33,078 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Daphne, AL (Baldwin County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,438 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $529,250.

  • National personnel rank #19,438 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #593 of 733
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 37 other listed departments in Baldwin County

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 00512 · Belforest Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,438
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Exeter Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-MID $529K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Exeter Fire Protection District, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Daphne, AL
FDID
00512

FEMA Grant History

$529K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-02157 $529,250

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Belforest Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #593 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,438 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 6% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department is 2.2% 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.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Exeter Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bay Minette Fire Department
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Bon Secour Fire and Rescue
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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 16 personnel

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

Exeter Fire Protection District, MO 16 Central Cascades Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OR 16 Carter Volunteer Fire Department, OK 16 Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District, OR 16 Lake Creek Fire and Rescue, OR 16 Spray Volunteer Fire Department, OR 16 Rich Hill Fire Department, MO 16 Keweenaw Bay Fire Department, MI 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belforest Volunteer Fire Department have?

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,438 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #593 of 733 by personnel.

Does Belforest Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Belforest Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Belforest Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belforest Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Belforest Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Belforest Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $529,250 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.