Department profile

Volunteer

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department

Hammondville, AL · Dekalb County. Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alabama average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. Alabama average
1
station

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
14/100
Hammondville 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 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hammondville, AL (Dekalb County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,094 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,094 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #683 of 733
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Dekalb County

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 02808 · Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 13 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bishop Airport
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bishop Airport Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Hammondville, AL
FDID
02808

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #683 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,094 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department is 4.7% of Dekalb County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 278 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 34% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bishop Airport Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Bishop Airport Fire Department, MI 13 Viking Valley Fire Department, MO 13 Sandisfield Fire Department, MA 13 Jadwin Volunteer Fire Department, MO 13 Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department, PA 13 Unaka Volunteer Fire Department, NC 13 Montrose Fire Department, AR 13 Liberty Township Fire Department, MI 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,094 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #683 of 733 by personnel.

Does Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hammondville 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 Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department?

Hammondville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dekalb 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.