Department profile

Volunteer

Foley Fire Department

Foley, AL · Baldwin County. Foley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 42 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

42
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+147%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations
$1,154,421
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
44/100
Foley 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
14 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 B
$27,486 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 3 stations

Foley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Foley, AL (Baldwin County), with 3 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,488 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,154,421.

  • National personnel rank #5,488 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #74 of 733
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 37 other listed departments in Baldwin County

Foley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 00503 · Foley Fire Department, AL 42 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crater Lake Natio…
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crater Lake National Park Fire Department, OR (+ 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
Foley, AL
FDID
00503

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FH00919 $1,154,421

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Foley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #74 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,488 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 147% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Foley Fire Department is 5.8% of Baldwin County roster mass

The county lists 46 departments totaling 728 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Crater Lake National Park Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bay Minette Fire Department
Bay Minette · volunteer
Bon Secour Fire and Rescue
Foley · volunteer
Crossroads Fire Department
Bay Minette · other
Daphne Fire Department
Daphne · career
Elberta Volunteer Fire Department
Elberta · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Crater Lake National Park Fire Department, OR 42 Mexico Public Safety Department, MO 42 Central Falls Fire Department, RI 42 Laurel Springs Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 42 Winder Fire Department, GA 42 Myrtle Creek Fire Department, OR 42 Goshen Rural Fire Protection District, OR 42 Gladstone Fire Department, OR 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Foley Fire Department have?

Foley Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 147% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,488 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #74 of 733 by personnel.

Does Foley Fire Department provide EMS services?

Foley 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 Foley Fire Department operate?

Foley Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Foley Fire Department?

Foley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baldwin County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Foley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Foley Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,154,421 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.