Department profile

Volunteer

Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department

Bellwood, AL · Geneva County. Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Alabama average
1
station

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
38/100
Bellwood 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
20 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
20 personnel · 1 station

Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bellwood, AL (Geneva County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,708 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,708 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #458 of 733
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Geneva County

Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 03407 · Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,708
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ronald Township V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ronald Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Bellwood, AL
FDID
03407

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #458 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,708 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Geneva County HIFLD mix around Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department

Geneva County: 10 departments, 170 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 60% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ronald Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Coffee Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Coffee Springs · volunteer
Fadette Volunteer Fire Department
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Geneva Volunteer Fire Department
Geneva · volunteer
Samson Volunteer Fire Department
Samson · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Ronald Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Spirit Lake Volunteer Fire Department, ND 20 New Gretna Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 20 Council Volunteer Fire District, ID 20 Hardwick Fire Department, VT 20 Bethel Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 20 Chesterfield Township Volunteer Fire Company Chesterfield Hose Company, NJ 20 North Fork Fire Protection District, CO 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,708 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #458 of 733 by personnel.

Does Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bellwood 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 Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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