Department profile

Volunteer

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department

Roanoke, AL · Randolph County. Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 58 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

58
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+241%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Rock Mills 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 A
58 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
58 personnel · 1 station

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Roanoke, AL (Randolph County), with 1 station and 58 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,859 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,859 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #31 of 733
  • 1.72 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Randolph County

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

58 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 05612 · Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department, AL 58 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 58
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,859
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bernville Communi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bernville Community Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Roanoke, AL
FDID
05612

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #31 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,859 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 241% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster geometry

Randolph County HIFLD mix around Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department

Randolph County: 17 departments, 260 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.72 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 58 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bernville Community Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
Wadley · volunteer
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Wedowee · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 58 personnel

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

Bernville Community Fire Company, PA 58 Auburn Hills Fire Department, MI 58 Fort Carson Fire and Emergency Services, CO 58 Wyoming Fire Department, MI 58 C and H Sugar Company Fire Department, CA 58 Litchfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 58 Locke Township Fire Department Incorporated, NC 58 Lenox Fire Department, MA 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department has 58 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 241% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,859 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #31 of 733 by personnel.

Does Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Rock Mills 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 Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department?

Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Randolph 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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