Department profile

Volunteer

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department

Bostic, NC · Rutherford County. Bostic Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+12%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations
$43,126
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Bostic 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 F
14.5 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 F
$1,487 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 2 stations

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bostic, NC (Rutherford County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,942 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $43,126.

  • National personnel rank #10,942 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #638 of 932
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Rutherford County

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 08101 · Bostic Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,942
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rolla Fire and Re…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $43K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rolla Fire and Rescue, 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
Bostic, NC
FDID
08101

FEMA Grant History

$43K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00342 $43,126

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Bostic Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #638 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,942 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department is 4.7% of Rutherford County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 618 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 52% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rolla Fire and Rescue, MO (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Rolla Fire and Rescue, MO 29 Doolittle Rural Fire Protection Association, MO 29 Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field Fire Department-Dod, AZ 29 Millport Fire Department, NY 29 Northville City Fire Department, MI 29 Wickenburg Rural Fire Department, AZ 29 Crook Fire Department, CO 29 Hardin Fire Protection District, MO 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bostic Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,942 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #638 of 932 by personnel.

Does Bostic Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Bostic Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bostic Volunteer Fire Department?

Bostic Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rutherford County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bostic Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bostic Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $43,126 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (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.

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