County profile
Granville County, NC 14 departments
Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Granville County, part of North Carolina.
Department Types
Fire Departments in Granville County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| ANTIOCH-FISHING CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Oxford | other | — |
| BEREA FIRE DEPARTMENT Oxford | volunteer | 30 |
| BRASSFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Franklinton · EMS | volunteer | 29 |
| BULLOCK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Oxford | volunteer | 40 |
| BUTNER PUBLIC SAFETY Butner · EMS | career | 49 |
| CORINTH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Oxford | volunteer | 28 |
| CORNWALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Oxford | volunteer | 26 |
| CREEDMOOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Creedmoor | volunteer | 53 |
| GRANVILLE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Oxford | volunteer | 25 |
| OXFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Oxford | volunteer | 46 |
| PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Oxford · EMS | volunteer | 30 |
| STEM COMMUNITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCORPORATED Stem · EMS | volunteer | 25 |
| STOVALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Stovall | volunteer | 25 |
| UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE - OXFORD RANGER STATION Oxford | other | — |
What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Granville County, NC
Granville County reports 14 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 406 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 1 career (paid), 11 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 4 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. Granville County averages 29 personnel per department, 12% above the state mean. Heavier staffing usually signals higher population density, more commercial risk, or county-wide mutual aid consolidation. 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 Granville County, NC? ▼
Granville County, NC has 14 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 11 volunteer,
Does Granville County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes — 4 departments in Granville County provide EMS services.
How many firefighters serve Granville County? ▼
Granville County has 406 total fire department personnel across 14 departments. The average per department is 29, which is 12% above the North Carolina average.
Are Granville County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 11 of 14 departments (79%) in Granville County are volunteer.
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.
