Department profile

Volunteer

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department

Bremen, AL · Cullman County. Bremen Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

36th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
7/100
Bremen 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
8 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
24 personnel · 3 stations

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bremen, AL (Cullman County), with 3 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,260 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,260 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #350 of 733
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 30 other listed departments in Cullman County

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 02509 · Bremen Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,260
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alberta Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alberta Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Bremen, AL
FDID
02509

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Bremen Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #350 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,260 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department is 5.4% of Cullman County roster mass

The county lists 46 departments totaling 448 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alberta Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Baileyton Volunteer Fire Department
Baileyton · volunteer
Berlin Volunteer Fire Department
Cullman · volunteer
City of Hanceville Fire Department
Hanceville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Alberta Volunteer Fire Department, VA 24 South Hackensack Township Fire Department, NJ 24 Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department, GA 24 Grover Rural Volunteer Fire Department, NC 24 Eaton Rapids City Fire Department, MI 24 Seville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 24 Whetstone Fire District, AZ 24 Rankin Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bremen Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,260 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #350 of 733 by personnel.

Does Bremen Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bremen 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 Bremen Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bremen Volunteer Fire Department?

Bremen Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cullman 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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