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Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Belvidere, NC · Perquimans County. Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$613,114
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
Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer 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 B
34 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
$18,033 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Belvidere, NC (Perquimans County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,262 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $613,114.

  • National personnel rank #8,262 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #454 of 932
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Perquimans County

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 07202 · Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,262
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roseland Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $613K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roseland Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Belvidere, NC
FDID
07202

FEMA Grant History

$613K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06263 $613,114.28

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #454 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,262 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster weight

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department carries 28.8% of Perquimans County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (118 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roseland Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Roseland Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 34 Rocky Mount Fire Protection District, MO 34 Stella Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, MO 34 Wellington Fire Protection District, CO 34 Los Pinos Fire Protection District, CO 34 Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34 Erin Fire Department, NY 34 Brillion Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department have?

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,262 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #454 of 932 by personnel.

Does Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department?

Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Perquimans County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $613,114.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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