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Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Norwood, NC · Stanly County. Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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 F
11.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 2 stations

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Norwood, NC (Stanly County), with 2 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,893 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,893 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #834 of 932
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Stanly County

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 08402 · Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 23 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,893
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Olathe Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Olathe Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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
Norwood, NC
FDID
08402

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #834 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,893 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 6.8% of Stanly County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 339 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Olathe Fire Protection District, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Badin Fire Department
Badin · volunteer
City of Albemarle Fire Department
Albemarle · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Olathe Fire Protection District, CO 23 City of Wayne Fire Department, MI 23 Scio Township Fire Department, MI 23 Smith River Fire Protection District, CA 23 Lawrence Township Fire Department, MI 23 North Jackson Fire Department, GA 23 Caruthersville Fire Department, MO 23 Ellington Volunteer Fire Department, MO 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,893 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #834 of 932 by personnel.

Does Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Stanly County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in North Carolina?

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

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