Department profile

Volunteer

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department

Four Oaks, NC · Johnston County. Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station

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
54/100
Blackmons Crossroads 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 C
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Four Oaks, NC (Johnston County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,083 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,083 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #767 of 932
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Johnston County

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 05106 · Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, NC 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #13,083
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Filer Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Filer Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Four Oaks, NC
FDID
05106

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #767 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,083 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is 4.0% of Johnston County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 623 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Filer Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Benson Fire Department
Benson · volunteer
Brogden Volunteer Fire Department
Smithfield · volunteer
All NC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Filer Township Fire Department, MI 25 Bethany Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Bethany Pike Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Manistee Township Fire Department, MI 25 Foley Fire Department, MN 25 Fort Meade Fire Department, FL 25 Frostproof Fire Department, FL 25 Cape May Point Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department have?

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,083 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #767 of 932 by personnel.

Does Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department?

Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Johnston 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.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.