Department profile

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Center Pigeon Fire Department

Canton, NC · Haywood County. Center Pigeon Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Center Pigeon Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+58%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$46,500
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
47/100
Center Pigeon 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 A
41 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
$1,134 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 1 station

Center Pigeon Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Canton, NC (Haywood County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,667 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $46,500.

  • National personnel rank #5,667 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #264 of 932
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Haywood County

Center Pigeon Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 04402 · Center Pigeon Fire Department, NC 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,667
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sutton Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $47K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV (+ 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
Canton, NC
FDID
04402

FEMA Grant History

$47K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00755 $46,500

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Center Pigeon Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #264 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,667 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 58% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Center Pigeon Fire Department is 9.8% of Haywood County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 419 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Canton Fire Department
Canton · volunteer
Cruso Volunteer Fire Department
Canton · volunteer
Jonathan Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Waynesville · volunteer
Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire
Lake Junaluska · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV 41 Attawaugan, CT 41 Armada Township Fire Department, MI 41 Smithfield Fire Department, UT 41 Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department, CO 41 Sullivan Fire Protection District, MO 41 Chubbuck Fire Department, ID 41 R-4 Fire Protection District, MO 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center Pigeon Fire Department have?

Center Pigeon Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 58% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,667 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #264 of 932 by personnel.

Does Center Pigeon Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Center Pigeon Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Center Pigeon Fire Department operate?

Center Pigeon Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Center Pigeon Fire Department?

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

Has Center Pigeon Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Center Pigeon Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $46,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.