Department profile

Volunteer

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department

Leighton, AL · Colbert County. Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+59%
vs. Alabama average
2
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
16/100
Brick-Hatton 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
13.5 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
27 personnel · 2 stations

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Leighton, AL (Colbert County), with 2 stations and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,950 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,950 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #255 of 733
  • 7.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Colbert County

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 02008 · Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,950
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Union Center Theo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Union Center Theo Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Leighton, AL
FDID
02008

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #255 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,950 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 59% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Colbert County HIFLD mix around Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department

Colbert County: 16 departments, 214 personnel (8 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 69% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Union Center Theo Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Union Center Theo Volunteer Fire Department, MS 27 Frederic Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 27 Becks Run Volunteer Fire Department, PA 27 Ovid-Middlebury Emergency Services Authority, MI 27 Crescent Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 27 Montmorenci Volunteer Fire Department, SC 27 Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Department 1, PA 27 Charlevoix Fire Department, MI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,950 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #255 of 733 by personnel.

Does Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Brick-Hatton 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 Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department?

Brick-Hatton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Colbert 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.

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