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Tanner Volunteer Fire Department

Athens, AL · Limestone County. Tanner Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

21st pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Alabama average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Tanner 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 F
10 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
20 personnel · 2 stations

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Athens, AL (Limestone County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,715 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,715 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #509 of 733
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Limestone County

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 04412 · Tanner Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,715
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Otter Lake Fire a…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Otter Lake Fire and Rescue, MI (+ 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
Athens, AL
FDID
04412

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Tanner Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #509 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,715 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department is 7.8% of Limestone County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 255 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Otter Lake Fire and Rescue, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Athens Fire and Rescue
Athens · career
Piney Chapel Fire Department
Athens · volunteer
All AL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Otter Lake Fire and Rescue, MI 20 Empire Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Huntington Volunteer Fire Department, VT 20 Yates Township Fire Department, MI 20 Baldwin Fire Department, MI 20 Lanton Volunteer Fire Department, MO 20 Hobgood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 20 Audubon Park Fire Department, NJ 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tanner Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,715 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #509 of 733 by personnel.

Does Tanner Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Tanner Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Tanner Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tanner Volunteer Fire Department?

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Limestone 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.

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