Department profile

Volunteer

Toney Volunteer Fire Department

Toney, AL · Madison County. Toney Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 43 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+153%
vs. Alabama average
3
stations
$141,276
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Toney 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
14.3 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 F
$3,285 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 3 stations

Toney Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Toney, AL (Madison County), with 3 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,395 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $141,276.

  • National personnel rank #5,395 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #72 of 733
  • 6.98 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Madison County

Toney Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 04720 · Toney Volunteer Fire Department, AL 43 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,395
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burning Mountains…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $141K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burning Mountains Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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
Toney, AL
FDID
04720

FEMA Grant History

$141K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2014)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FF00199 $141,801
2013 EMW-2013-FF-00199 $-525

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

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Toney Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #72 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,395 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 153% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Toney Volunteer Fire Department is 5.3% of Madison County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 810 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 22% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.98 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burning Mountains Fire Protection District, CO (+0 personnel).

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Ardmore · volunteer
Bobo Volunteer Fire Department
Hazel Green · other
Central Volunteer Fire Department
Huntsville · volunteer
Harvest Volunteer Fire Department
Harvest · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Burning Mountains Fire Protection District, CO 43 Antonia Fire Protection District, MO 43 Fairhaven Fire Department, MA 43 Smithfield Fire Department, NC 43 Clinton Fire Department, MO 43 Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 43 Boswell Grant Township Fire Department, IN 43 East Lincoln Fire Department, NC 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Toney Volunteer Fire Department have?

Toney Volunteer Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 153% above the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,395 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #72 of 733 by personnel.

Does Toney Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Toney 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 Toney Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Toney Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Toney Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Toney Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Toney Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $141,276 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2014 (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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.