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Claremont Fire Department

Claremont, NC · Catawba County. Claremont Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Claremont Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$388,881
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Claremont 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 B
34 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 C
$11,438 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Claremont Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Claremont, NC (Catawba County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,294 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $388,881.

  • National personnel rank #8,294 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #457 of 932
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Catawba County

Claremont Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 01803 · Claremont Fire Department, NC 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,294
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stewartsville-Cha…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $389K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Company, VA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Claremont, NC
FDID
01803

FEMA Grant History

$389K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00330 $388,880.91

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Claremont Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #457 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,294 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Claremont Fire Department is 5.6% of Catawba County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 608 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Company, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Catawba Volunteer Fire Department
Catawba · volunteer
Conover Fire Department
Conover · volunteer
Hickory Fire Department
Hickory · career
Long View Fire Department
Long View · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Company, VA 34 Big Island Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 34 West Crossett Fire Department, AR 34 Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Beech Island Fire Department, SC 34 Clever Fire Protection District, MO 34 Star Joint Fire Protection District, ID 34 Marshall Fire Department, MI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Claremont Fire Department have?

Claremont Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,294 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #457 of 932 by personnel.

Does Claremont Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Claremont Fire Department operate?

Claremont Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Claremont Fire Department?

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

Has Claremont Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Claremont Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $388,880.91 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.