Department profile

Volunteer

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department

Steele, AL · St Clair County. Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

8th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Whitney Junction 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
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Steele, AL (St Clair County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,590 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,590 of 22,440
  • AL personnel rank #660 of 733
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in St Clair County

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 05921 · Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,590
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dawn Firefighters…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dawn Firefighters Association Incorporated, MO (+ 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
Steele, AL
FDID
05921

Staffing vs the Alabama average

How Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alabama. In-state it ranks #660 of 733 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,590 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
84
AL departments
1,302

County roster fringe

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department is 4.2% of St Clair County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 355 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dawn Firefighters Association Incorporated, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ashville Fire and Rescue
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Davis Lake Volunteer Fire Department
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Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
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Leeds Fire and Rescue
Leeds · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Dawn Firefighters Association Incorporated, MO 15 Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NV 15 Geary Fire Department, OK 15 Anderson Volunteer Fire Department, MO 15 Colon Volunteer Fire Department, NE 15 Hitchcock Fire Department, OK 15 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 15 Norway Fire and Rescue, IA 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department have?

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Alabama average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,590 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AL, it ranks #660 of 733 by personnel.

Does Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Whitney Junction 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 Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department?

Whitney Junction Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Clair 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.

Related guides

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