Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Montgomery Fire Department

Montgomery, AL · Montgomery County. Montgomery Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 16 stations and 478 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.

478
Total personnel
16
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Montgomery Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+2712%
vs. Alabama average
16
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Montgomery 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
29.9 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
478 personnel · 16 stations

Montgomery Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Montgomery, AL (Montgomery County), with 16 stations and 478 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #60 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #60 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #2 of 733
  • 3.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Montgomery Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

478 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 00315 · Montgomery Fire Department, AL 478 personnel · 16 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 478
  • STA-MULTI 16 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #60
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Worcester
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Worcester Fire Department, MA ( -3 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
Montgomery, AL
FDID
00315

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Montgomery Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #2 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #60 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 2712% above the state average
Stations
16
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster weight

Montgomery Fire Department carries 76.5% of Montgomery County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (625 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (16 stations / 478 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Worcester Fire Department, MA (-3 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Pike Road Volunteer Fire Department
Pike Road · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 478 personnel

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

Worcester Fire Department, MA 475 Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - Edgewood District, NM 489 Colorado Springs Fire Department Complex, CO 490 Horry County Fire Rescue, SC 464 Greensboro Fire Department, NC 459 Yonkers Fire Department, NY 459 Norfolk Fire - Rescue, VA 498 Tacoma Fire Department, WA 455

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montgomery Fire Department have?

Montgomery Fire Department has 478 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 2712% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #60 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #2 of 733 by personnel.

Does Montgomery Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Montgomery Fire Department operate?

Montgomery Fire Department operates 16 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Montgomery Fire Department?

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

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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