Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fairfield Fire Department

Fairfield, AL · Jefferson County. Fairfield Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairfield Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Alabama average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+82%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$807,944
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
47/100
Fairfield 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
15.5 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 B
$26,063 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 2 stations

Fairfield Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fairfield, AL (Jefferson County), with 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,544 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $807,944.

  • National personnel rank #9,544 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #171 of 733
  • 6.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 56 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Fairfield Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 00104 · Fairfield Fire Department, AL 31 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,544
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Em Holt Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $808K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Em Holt Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Fairfield, AL
FDID
00104

FEMA Grant History

$808K
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0406 $807,944

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Fairfield Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #171 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,544 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 82% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Fairfield Fire Department is 1.3% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 70 departments totaling 2,415 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Em Holt Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Adger Volunteer Fire Department
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Argo Fire and Rescue
Trussville · volunteer
Bessemer Fire Department
Bessemer · other
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
Birmingham · career
Birmingport Fire District
Mulga · other
Birmingport Fire District
Bessemer · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Em Holt Volunteer Fire Department, NC 31 South Lane County Fire and Rescue, OR 31 Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, OR 31 Raymond Fire Department, WA 31 Colleyville Fire Department, TX 31 Federal Fire Department - New Cumberland-Dod, PA 31 Kilgore Fire Department - Central Station, TX 31 Schertz Fire and Rescue, TX 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairfield Fire Department have?

Fairfield Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,544 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #171 of 733 by personnel.

Does Fairfield Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fairfield Fire Department operate?

Fairfield Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fairfield Fire Department?

Fairfield Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jefferson County, AL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fairfield Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fairfield Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $807,944 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

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.