Cherokee Fire Department - Emergency Medical First Response

What This Data Tells You About Cherokee Fire Department - Emergency Medical First Response

Cherokee Fire Department - Emergency Medical First Response operates as a Volunteer department in Cherokee, within Swain County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 43 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. North Carolina has 1,534 registered fire departments and 40,350 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Cherokee Fire Department - Emergency Medical First Response runs 65% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 62,800 fires, 131 fire deaths, and 57% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.