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Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department

Northport, AL · Tuscaloosa County. Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alabama average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
+47%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$6,955,329
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
52/100
Montgomery 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
12.5 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 A
$278,213 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Northport, AL (Tuscaloosa County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,701 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $6,955,329.

  • National personnel rank #13,701 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #323 of 733
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Tuscaloosa County

Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 06322 · Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,701
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cameron Rural Fir…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $7.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cameron Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 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
Northport, AL
FDID
06322

FEMA Grant History

$7.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2017)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00199 $3,200,556.49
2016 EMW2015FO05665 $744,773
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0062 $3,010,000

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #323 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,701 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department is 4.2% of Tuscaloosa County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 602 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cameron Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Coker Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Cameron Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Upper Deerfield Township Fire Company, NJ 25 Highfalls Fire and Rescue, NC 25 Robbins Fire Department, NC 25 Upper Deerfield Township Fire Company, NJ 25 Vona Fire Protection District, CO 25 South Lyon Fire Department, MI 25 Eastwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department have?

Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,701 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #323 of 733 by personnel.

Does Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $6,955,329.49 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.