Dickert Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Dickert Volunteer Fire Department

Dickert Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Roanoke, within Randolph County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Alabama has 1,302 registered fire departments and 22,091 total personnel, averaging roughly 17 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 28,900 fires, 84 fire deaths, and 51% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Dickert Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $241,905 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.