Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated

Black Mountain, NC · Buncombe County. Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+15%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated

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 D
15 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 2 stations

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Black Mountain, NC (Buncombe County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,928 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,928 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #592 of 932
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Buncombe County

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 01124 · Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, NC 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,928
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Litchfield V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company, CT (+ 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
Black Mountain, NC
FDID
01124

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #592 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,928 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is 3.5% of Buncombe County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 852 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company, CT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Asheville Fire and Rescue
Asheville · career
Barnardsville Volunteer Fire Department
Barnardsville · volunteer
Black Mountain Fire Department
Black Mountain · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company, CT 30 Coloma City-Hagar Fire Department, MI 30 Philippi Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Poplar Bluff Fire Department, MO 30 Antreville Volunteer Fire Department, SC 30 Moosup Valley Fire Department, RI 30 Washington Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, CT 30 Preble Volunteer Fire Fighting Association Incorporated, IN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated have?

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,928 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #592 of 932 by personnel.

Does Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated operate?

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated?

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Buncombe 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.

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