Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department

Decatur, AL · Morgan County. Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$164,286
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Mud Tavern 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
11.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 2 stations

Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Decatur, AL (Morgan County), with 2 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,210 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $164,286.

  • National personnel rank #15,210 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #385 of 733
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Morgan County

Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 05217 · Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,210
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Powell Township F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $164K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Powell Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, 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
Decatur, AL
FDID
05217

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07652 $164,285.71

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #385 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,210 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department is 3.7% of Morgan County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 625 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Powell Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cotaco Fire Department
Somerville · volunteer
Decatur Fire and Rescue
Decatur · career
Ebenezer Fire and Rescue
Falkville · volunteer
Falkville Volunteer Fire Department
Falkville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Powell Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MI 23 Deep River Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 23 Onekama Township Fire Department, MI 23 Westhope Fire Protection District, ND 23 Fork Township-Barryton Community Fire Department, MI 23 Davenport Fire Department, FL 23 Dunken Volunteer Fire Department, NM 23 Zinc Volunteer Fire Department, AR 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,210 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #385 of 733 by personnel.

Does Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mud Tavern Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $164,285.71 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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