Department profile

Volunteer

Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Greenville, AL · Butler County. Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Alabama average
1
station

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
48/100
Pigeon Creek 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 C
23 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenville, AL (Butler County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,262 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,262 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #386 of 733
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Butler County

Pigeon Creek 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 01014 · Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,262
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Union Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Union Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Greenville, AL
FDID
01014

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #386 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,262 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Butler County HIFLD mix around Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Butler County: 18 departments, 162 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 39% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Union Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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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.

West Union Volunteer Fire Department, OH 23 New Lois Volunteer Fire Department, GA 23 Humboldt Fire and Ambulance Service, SD 23 Homestead Township Fire Department, MI 23 Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, IN 23 Nashville Fire Department, GA 23 Beaver Township Fire Department, MI 23 Portsmouth Township Fire Department, MI 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Pigeon Creek 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 #15,262 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #386 of 733 by personnel.

Does Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.