Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Asheboro Fire Department

Asheboro, NC · Randolph County. Asheboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Asheboro Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+81%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations
$600,527
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Asheboro Fire Department

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 C
23.5 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
47 personnel · 2 stations

Asheboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Asheboro, NC (Randolph County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,380 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $600,527.

  • National personnel rank #4,380 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #176 of 932
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Randolph County

Asheboro Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 07601 · Asheboro Fire Department, NC 47 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,380
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bb Road Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $601K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bb Road Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Asheboro, NC
FDID
07601

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FO05399 $279,144
2009 EMW2008FF00327 $-3,757
2008 EMW-2008-FF-0032 $325,140

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Asheboro Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #176 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,380 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 81% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Asheboro Fire Department is 8.6% of Randolph County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 548 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bb Road Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Coleridge Fire Department
Ramseur · other
Farmer Volunteer Fire Department
Denton · volunteer
Franklinville Fire Department
Franklinville · volunteer
Guil - Rand Fire Department
Sophia · other
Level Cross Voluntary Fire Department
Randleman · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 47 personnel

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

Bb Road Volunteer Fire Department, MO 47 Southwest Shiawassee Emergency Services Alliance Doing Business AS Perry Area Fire Rescue, MI 47 Maple Grove Township Fire Department, MI 47 Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company, CT 47 Mohegan Tribal Fire Department, CT 47 Boeing Company Fire Protection, AZ 47 Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, MI 47 Cedar Falls Fire Department, IA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Asheboro Fire Department have?

Asheboro Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 81% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,380 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #176 of 932 by personnel.

Does Asheboro Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Asheboro Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Asheboro Fire Department operate?

Asheboro Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Asheboro Fire Department?

Asheboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Randolph County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Asheboro Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Asheboro Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $600,527 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.