Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department

Clanton, AL · Chilton County. Clanton Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+159%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$186,788
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
54/100
Clanton Fire and Rescue 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 A
44 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 F
$4,245 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 1 station

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Clanton, AL (Chilton County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,105 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $186,788.

  • National personnel rank #5,105 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #69 of 733
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Chilton County

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 01401 · Clanton Fire and Rescue Department, AL 44 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,105
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jonas Ridge
  • FEMA-LIGHT $187K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jonas Ridge Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Clanton, AL
FDID
01401

FEMA Grant History

$187K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01242 $186,788.05

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Clanton Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #69 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,105 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 159% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Chilton County HIFLD mix around Clanton Fire and Rescue Department

Chilton County: 16 departments, 320 personnel (12 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 81% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jonas Ridge Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Collins Chapel Fire and Rescue
Clanton · volunteer
Fairview Fire and Rescue 8
Clanton · volunteer
Isabella Volunteer Fire Department
Maplesville · volunteer
Jemison Fire Department
Jemison · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Jonas Ridge Fire Department, NC 44 Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 44 Absecon City Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 44 Laconia Fire Department - Central Station, NH 44 South Kensington Fire Department, CT 44 North Thompsonville Fire Department, CT 44 Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company, PA 44 Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District, OR 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clanton Fire and Rescue Department have?

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 159% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,105 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #69 of 733 by personnel.

Does Clanton Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Clanton Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Clanton Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clanton Fire and Rescue Department?

Clanton Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Chilton County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Clanton Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Clanton Fire and Rescue Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $186,788.05 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.