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Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad

Riegelwood, NC · Columbus County. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 39 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

39
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations
$383,761
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
39/100
Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad

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
19.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$9,840 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
39 personnel · 2 stations

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Riegelwood, NC (Columbus County), with 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,445 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $383,761.

  • National personnel rank #6,445 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #323 of 932
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Columbus County

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 02401 · Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad, NC 39 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,445
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grand Ledge Area…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $384K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grand Ledge Area Emergency Services Authority, MI (+ 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 NC department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Riegelwood, NC
FDID
02401

FEMA Grant History

$384K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01023 $195,437
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01014 $188,324

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #323 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,445 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad is 9.4% of Columbus County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 416 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Grand Ledge Area Emergency Services Authority, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chadbourn-Klondyke Fire and Rescue
Chadbourn · volunteer
Fair Bluff Fire and Rescue Squad
Fair Bluff · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

Grand Ledge Area Emergency Services Authority, MI 39 Opp Fire Department, AL 39 Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, PA 39 Saddle River Fire Department, NJ 39 Hazardville Fire Department, CT 39 West Barnstable Fire Department, MA 39 Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Department, VA 39 Evington Volunteer Fire Department, VA 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad have?

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,445 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #323 of 932 by personnel.

Does Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad operate?

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad?

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Columbus County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad received federal grants?

Yes, Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Squad has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $383,761 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,534 fire departments with 40,350 total personnel. 57% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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