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Hatton Volunteer Fire Department

Town Creek, AL · Lawrence County. Hatton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 39%
national personnel size
+94%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$174,286
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
50/100
Hatton 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 B
33 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
$5,281 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 1 station

Hatton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Town Creek, AL (Lawrence County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,719 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $174,286.

  • National personnel rank #8,719 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #152 of 733
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Lawrence County

Hatton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 04207 · Hatton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,719
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alpine Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $174K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alpine Township 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
Town Creek, AL
FDID
04207

FEMA Grant History

$174K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05669 $174,285.71

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Hatton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #152 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,719 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 94% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Lawrence County HIFLD mix around Hatton Volunteer Fire Department

Lawrence County: 11 departments, 161 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 91% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alpine Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chalybeate Fire and Rescue
Hillsboro · volunteer
Courtland Fire Department
Courtland · other
Moulton Fire Department
Moulton · volunteer
Mount Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Mount Hope · volunteer
Red Bank Fire Department
Town Creek · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Alpine Township Fire Department, MI 33 The City of Saint Pete Beach Fire Department, FL 33 Harpersfield Fire Department, OH 33 Bella Vista Fire Department, AR 33 Grandville Fire Department, MI 33 Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, PA 33 Hampton Fire Company, CT 33 Sanitaria Springs Fire Company, NY 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hatton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hatton Volunteer Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 94% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,719 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #152 of 733 by personnel.

Does Hatton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hatton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hatton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hatton Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Hatton Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hatton Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $174,285.71 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.