Mobile County Protection Classes
| TOWN | CLASS | SINCE |
| Alabama Port | 6 & 9 | 2006 |
| Bayou La Batre | 6 & 9 | 1990 |
| Calcedeaver | 9 & 10 | 1994 |
| Chickasaw | 4 & 6 | 2012 |
| Citronelle | 5, 7 & 9 | 2013 |
| Creola | 7 & 9 | 1997 |
| Dauphin Island | 5, 6 & 9 | 2015 |
| Fowl River | 6 & 9 | 1999 |
| Georgetown Fellowship | 4, 7 & 9 | 2015 |
| Grand Bay | 5, 6 & 9 | 2015 |
| Mobile 04911 | 3, 4 & 9 | 2013 |
| Mobile 04912 | 6 & 9 | 2005 |
| Mobile 04913 | 5 & 9 | 2000 |
| Mount Vernon | 6 & 9 | 1990 |
| Oak Grove | 9 | 2000 |
| Prichard | 5, 6 & 9 | 2011 |
| Saint Elmo Irvington | 6, 7, & 9 | 2015 |
| Saraland | 4 & 9 | 2012 |
| Satsuma | 4, 5 & 9 | 2015 |
| Semmes | 5, 6 & 9 | 2013 |
| Seven Hills | 5, 6 & 9 | 2013 |
| Tanner Williams | 6 | 2015 |
| Turnerville | 5 & 9 | 2006 |
| Wilmer | 6, 8 & 9 | 2015 |
Alabama Port – PC 6 & 9 since 2006. Single outlet hydrants not recognized. Double outlet hydrants with 1 ½ inch connections not recognized.
Bayou La Batre – PC 6 & 9 since 1990. Primary fire department response is provided by the Bayou La Batre Fire Department Stations 1 and 2.
Calcedeaver – PC 9 & 10 since 1994. Class 10 applies beyond 5 road miles of fire station.
Chickasaw – PC 4 & 6 since 2012. Class 6 may be credited within 1,000 feet of certain water supply suction points.
Citronelle – PC 5, 7, & 9 since 2013. Primary fire department response is provided by Citronelle Fire Department Stations 1 & 2. Citronelle Rescue Building Fire Station is not recognized. 20095 Griffin Rd has an approved dry hydrant.
Creola – PC 7 & 9 since 2013. Single outlet hydrants not recognized. Double outlet hydrants with 1 ½ inch connections not recognized.
Dauphin Island – PC 5, 6, & 9 since 2015.
Fowl River – PC 6 & 9 since 1999. Primary fire department response is provided by the Fowl River Fire Station 1 &2.
Georgetown Fellowship – PC 4, 7, & 9 since 2015. Primary fire department response is provided by the Georgetown Fellowship Fire Department Stations 1 & 2.
Grand Bay – PC 5, 6, & 9 since 2015. Primary fire department response is provided by the Grand Bay Fire Department 1 & 2 (North & South). Recognized automatic aid response is provided to the entire graded area by the Station Elmo Irvington Fire Department Station 2. There is an approved dry hydrant located at 13901 Hugh Fort Rd, Grand Bay.
Mobile – Fire Department # 04911 – PC 3, 4, & 9 since 2013.
Mobile – Fire Department # 04912 – PC 6, & 9 since 2005.
Mobile – Fire Department # 04913 – PC 5, & 9 since 2000. Recognized automatic aid response is provided to a portion of the graded area by the Theodore Tillman’s Corner Stations 1, 2, & 3; Semmes Stations 1, 2, & 3; and Seven Hills Central Station.
Mount Vernon – PC 6 & 9 since 1990.
Oak Grove – PC 9 since 2000. Class 10 applies beyond 5 road miles of the fire station.
Prichard – Fire Department # 04917 – PC 5, 6 & 9 since 1986 & 2011. Primary response is provided by the Prichard Fire Department Stations 1, 3, & 4. Prichard Fire Station 2 is not recognized.
Prichard – Fire Department # 04918 – PC 5, 6 & 9 since 1990 & 2011. Recognized automatic aid response is provided to the entire graded area by the Semmes Fire Department Station 2. Other Prichard fire stations also respond.
Saint Elmo Irvington – PC 6, 7 & 9 since 2015. Primary fire department response is provided by the Saint Elmo Irvington Fire Department Stations 1 & 2. Recognized automatic aid response is provided to a portion of the graded area by the Theodore Tillman’s Corner Fire Department Station 3. Other recognized aid is provided by Grand Bay Fire Department Stations 1 & 2.
Saraland – PC 4 & 9 since 2012. Primary fire department response is provided by the Saraland Fire Department Stations 1, 2, & 3. Recognized automatic aid response is provided to a portion of the graded area by the Turnerville fire Department Station 1.
Semmes – PC 4, 5 & 9 since 2015. Primary fire department response is provided by the Semmes Fire Department Stations 1, 2, & 3.
Seven Hills – PC 5, 6 & 9 since 2013. Primary fire department response is provided by the Seven Hills Fire Department Central Station and Stations 1 & 2. Class 5 may be credited within 1,000 feet of certain water supply suction points. Recognized automatic aid response is provided to the entire graded area by the Theodore Tillman’s Corner Fire Department Station 3.
Tanner Williams – PC 6 since 2015. Primary fire department response is provided by the Tanner Williams Fire Department Station 1-4. Those stations are: Central Station 1, Walter C Hamm East Station 2, J.E. Rusty Holloway North Station 3, & South Station 4 Fire Departments. Class 10 applies beyond 5 road miles of the fire department. Hydrant distance does not apply due to an alternate credible water supply!
Turnerville – PC 5 & 9 since 2006. Single outlet hydrants are not recognized. Double outlet hydrants with 1 ½ inch connections are not recognized. Hydrants on the Kushla Water System are not recognized. Primary fire department response is provided by the Turnerville Fire Department Stations 1, 2, and 3.
Wilmer – PC 6, 8 & 9 since 2015. Primary fire department response is provided by the Wilmer Fire Department Station 1. Wilmer fire station 2 is not recognized.
What Determines Protection Class?
You may have noticed 2 or 3 protection classes per town. Usually, if a home is less than 5 road miles to a fire department, they receive the lower (better) protection class. If a home is over 5 road miles to a fire department, they receive the higher protection class.
Road miles are measured by route. A fire station may be ½ a mile away if a person could drive through a forest or over a mountain. But on the road, it may take over 5 miles to drive to the destination. Therefore, miles to a fire station are measured by road miles.
Distance to the nearest fire hydrant also determines protection class. Typically, the rule is that a home must be within 1,000 feet of a hydrant for the lower protection class to apply. See fire departments like Alabama Port and Creola. Single outlet hydrants may not be recognized. Double outlet hydrants with 1 ½ inch connections also may not be recognized. Citronelle and Grand Bay have approved dry hydrants. There are also alternative water sources.
Tanner Williams Fire Department recognizes alternate credible water supply! Therefore hydrant distance does not apply. Fire tanker trucks store water for extinguishing fires.
Protection class affects the cost of house insurance. Typically in homeowners insurance, protection class 1, 2 and 3 will receive the cheapest premium. Protection class 4, 5, and 6 are the most common classes. Protection 7, 8, & 9 receive the highest premiums. Protection class 10 applies when there is no fire department. It also applies in towns such as Calcedeaver where the fire department offers a protection class 9 rating, but it becomes PC 10 if the house is over 5 road miles from the fire department.
Also see Baldwin County Protection Classes!