Department profile

Volunteer

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department

Skipperville, AL · Dale County. Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alabama average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Alabama average
1
station
$230,375
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
40/100
Skipperville 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 D
17 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 C
$13,551 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Skipperville, AL (Dale County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,328 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $230,375.

  • National personnel rank #19,328 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #585 of 733
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Dale County

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 02612 · Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,328
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockleigh
  • FEMA-LIGHT $230K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockleigh Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Skipperville, AL
FDID
02612

FEMA Grant History

$230K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV02900 $230,375

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #585 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,328 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department is 7.3% of Dale County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 234 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockleigh Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Daleville Department of Public Safety
Daleville · volunteer
Echo Volunteer Fire Department
Newville · other
Ewell Fire Department
Ozark · other
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Rockleigh Fire Department, NJ 17 Sugar City Volunteer Fire Department, CO 17 Knox Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA 17 Summerville Fire Department, GA 17 Wyaconda Community Fire Department, MO 17 East Allen Fire Department, KY 17 Sandy Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, SC 17 Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department, NE 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,328 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #585 of 733 by personnel.

Does Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Skipperville 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 Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Skipperville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $230,375 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.

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