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Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station

Goodwater, AL · Clay County. Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alabama average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-35%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station

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
11 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
11 personnel · 1 station

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station is a Volunteer department serving Goodwater, AL (Clay County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,792 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,792 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #712 of 733
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Clay County

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 01717 · Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station, AL 11 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,792
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elizabeth
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elizabeth Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Goodwater, AL
FDID
01717

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #712 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,792 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station is 5.7% of Clay County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 194 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 24% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elizabeth Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Elizabeth Fire Department, LA 11 Neihart Volunteer Fire Department, MT 11 Mendon Public Fire Protection District, MO 11 Breckenridge Volunteer Fire Department, MO 11 Presidential Estates Babocomari Woody Hills Fire District, AZ 11 Sunnyside Fire District, AZ 11 Soper Volunteer Fire Department, OK 11 Pellston Department of Natural Resources, MI 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station have?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,792 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #712 of 733 by personnel.

Does Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station provide EMS services?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station 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 Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station operate?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Goodwater Station is a Volunteer department serving Clay 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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