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Rocky Ridge Fire District

Birmingham, AL · Jefferson County. Rocky Ridge Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rocky Ridge Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alabama average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+171%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$716,872
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Rocky Ridge 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 A
46 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 C
$15,584 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 1 station

Rocky Ridge Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Birmingham, AL (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,669 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $716,872.

  • National personnel rank #4,669 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #59 of 733
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 56 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Rocky Ridge Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 00148 · Rocky Ridge Fire District, AL 46 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,669
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North East Alaman…
  • FEMA-MID $717K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North East Alamance Volunteer Fire Department, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Birmingham, AL
FDID
00148

FEMA Grant History

$717K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06290 $166,450
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00473 $373,636
2018 EMW-2018-FO-05374 $176,786
2017 EMW2016FH00569 $0

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Rocky Ridge Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #59 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,669 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 171% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Rocky Ridge Fire District is 1.9% 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.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North East Alamance Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

North East Alamance Volunteer Fire Department, NC 46 Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC 46 Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 46 Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, TX 46 Berkeley Fire Department, IL 46 Caldwell Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, TX 46 Dolton Fire Department, IL 46 Frankfort Fire Protection District, IL 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rocky Ridge Fire District have?

Rocky Ridge Fire District has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 171% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,669 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #59 of 733 by personnel.

Does Rocky Ridge Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rocky Ridge Fire District operate?

Rocky Ridge Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rocky Ridge Fire District?

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

Has Rocky Ridge Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Rocky Ridge Fire District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $716,872 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.