County profile
Currituck County, NC 9 departments
Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Currituck County, part of North Carolina.
Department Types
Fire Departments in Currituck County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| CAROVA BEACH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Corolla · EMS | other | — |
| COROLLA FIRE AND RESCUE - PINE ISLAND STATION Corolla · EMS | other | — |
| COROLLA FIRE AND RESCUE - WHALEHEAD STATION Corolla · EMS | volunteer | 32 |
| CRAWFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Moyock · EMS | other | — |
| CURRITUCK COUNTY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Moyock · EMS | other | — |
| KNOTTS ISLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Knotts Island · EMS | other | — |
| LOWER CURRITUCK FIRE DEPARTMENT Grandy | volunteer | 36 |
| LOWER CURRITUCK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - WATERLILY STATION Coinjock | other | — |
| MOYOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SQUAD INCORPORATED Moyock · EMS | volunteer | 47 |
What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Currituck County, NC
Currituck County reports 9 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 115 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 0 career (paid), 3 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 7 of these departments also provides Emergency Medical Services, meaning the same crews that arrive on a structure fire can often begin patient care on cardiac or trauma calls without waiting for a separate ambulance agency.
Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. North Carolina overall averages roughly 26 personnel per department across 1,534 departments. Currituck County averages 13 personnel per department, 50% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. The state reports about 62,800 fires and 131 fire deaths annually, and 57% of its departments are volunteer-run.
Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.
North Carolina Overview
- State departments
- 1,534
- Annual fires
- 62,800
- Volunteer %
- 57%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Currituck County, NC? ▼
Currituck County, NC has 9 fire departments with available federal data. 3 volunteer,
Does Currituck County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes — 7 departments in Currituck County provide EMS services.
How many firefighters serve Currituck County? ▼
Currituck County has 115 total fire department personnel across 9 departments. The average per department is 13, which is 50% below the North Carolina average.
Are Currituck County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Currituck County has a mix: 0 career, 3 volunteer, 0 combination.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration — National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.
