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Palmerdale Fire District

Pinson, AL · Jefferson County. Palmerdale Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Palmerdale Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations
$222,737
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
Palmerdale Fire District

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 D
20 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 D
$5,568 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Palmerdale Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Pinson, AL (Jefferson County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,231 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $222,737.

  • National personnel rank #6,231 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #90 of 733
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 56 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Palmerdale Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 00141 · Palmerdale Fire District, AL 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,231
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Halsey-Shedd Rura…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $223K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Halsey-Shedd Rural Fire Protection District, OR (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Pinson, AL
FDID
00141

FEMA Grant History

$223K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO01900 $222,737

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Palmerdale Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #90 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,231 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Palmerdale Fire District is 1.7% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 70 departments totaling 2,415 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Halsey-Shedd Rural Fire Protection District, OR (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Halsey-Shedd Rural Fire Protection District, OR 40 Onancock Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Barrington Fire Department, RI 40 Lynden Fire Department, WA 40 Brookings Fire and Rescue, OR 40 Odessa Fire Company, DE 40 Cle Elum Fire Department, WA 40 Parkdale Rural Fire Protection District, OR 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Palmerdale Fire District have?

Palmerdale Fire District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 135% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,231 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #90 of 733 by personnel.

Does Palmerdale Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Palmerdale Fire District operate?

Palmerdale Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Palmerdale Fire District?

Palmerdale Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, AL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Palmerdale Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Palmerdale Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $222,737 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.