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Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Belews Creek, NC · Forsyth County. Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+92%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$220,714
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
56/100
Belews Creek 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 A
50 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 F
$4,414 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Belews Creek, NC (Forsyth County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,797 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $220,714.

  • National personnel rank #3,797 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #141 of 932
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Forsyth County

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 03402 · Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,797
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Washington Townsh…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $221K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Belews Creek, NC
FDID
03402

FEMA Grant History

$221K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-07809 $220,714.28

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #141 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,797 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue is 4.9% of Forsyth County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 1,020 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beeson Cross Roads Fire and Rescue
Kernersville · volunteer
City View Volunteer Fire Department
Winston Salem · other
Clemmons Fire Department
Winston Salem · other
Clemmons Fire Department
Clemmons · volunteer
Forsyth County Fire Department
Winston Salem · career
Griffith Fire Department
Winston Salem · volunteer
Horneytown Fire and Rescue
High Point · volunteer
Kernersville Fire Department
Kernersville · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 Maple Shade Fire Department, NJ 50 West Stafford Fire Department, CT 50 Stafford Fire Department 1, CT 50 Prairieville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 50 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, AL 50 Chenango Bridge Fire Company Incorporated, NY 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue have?

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,797 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #141 of 932 by personnel.

Does Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue operate?

Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Belews Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $220,714.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.