Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Bakersville, NC · Mitchell County. Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$902,377
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue

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
27 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 B
$33,421 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Bakersville, NC (Mitchell County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,921 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $902,377.

  • National personnel rank #11,921 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #703 of 932
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Mitchell County

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 06101 · Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,921
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ LA Plata Communit…
  • FEMA-MID $902K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: LA Plata Community Fire District, MO (+ 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
Bakersville, NC
FDID
06101

FEMA Grant History

$902K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01369 $235,715
2015 EMW2014FV02007 $666,662

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #703 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,921 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Mitchell County HIFLD mix around Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Mitchell County: 8 departments, 162 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 63% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: LA Plata Community Fire District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bradshaw Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Green Mountain · other
Buladean Volunteer Fire Department
Bakersville · other
Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department
Green Mountain · volunteer
Ledger Fire Department
Bakersville · volunteer
Parkway Fire and Rescue
Spruce Pine · other
Spruce Pine Fire and Rescue
Spruce Pine · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

LA Plata Community Fire District, MO 27 Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 27 Saint Johns Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, OH 27 Kingdom Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, AL 27 Sumiton Fire and Rescue Service, AL 27 Ladonia Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 Hatchechubbee Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL 27 Homer Township Fire Department, MI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue have?

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,921 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #703 of 932 by personnel.

Does Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue operate?

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue?

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Mitchell County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $902,377 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.