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Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated

Cerro Gordo, NC · Columbus County. Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+62%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad 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 A
42 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
42 personnel · 1 station

Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Cerro Gordo, NC (Columbus County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,451 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,451 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #247 of 932
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Columbus County

Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 02405 · Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated, NC 42 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,451
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Swartz Creek Area
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Swartz Creek Area 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
Cerro Gordo, NC
FDID
02405

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #247 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,451 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Columbus County HIFLD mix around Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated

Columbus County: 22 departments, 416 personnel (12 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 27% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Swartz Creek Area Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Chadbourn-Klondyke Fire and Rescue
Chadbourn · volunteer
Fair Bluff Fire and Rescue Squad
Fair Bluff · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Swartz Creek Area Fire Department, MI 42 West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Department 1, PA 42 Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, PA 42 Penn Hill Volunteer Fire Department 7, PA 42 Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company, PA 42 Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 42 Cuba Fire Department, NY 42 Waverly Fire and Rescue, NE 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated have?

Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,451 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #247 of 932 by personnel.

Does Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated operate?

Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated?

Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Columbus 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

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