Department profile

Volunteer

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department

Green Mountain, NC · Mitchell County. Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 33 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

33
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 38%
national personnel size
+27%
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
27/100
Clearmont Volunteer 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 D
16.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
33 personnel · 2 stations

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Green Mountain, NC (Mitchell County), with 2 stations and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,635 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,635 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #488 of 932
  • 6.06 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Mitchell County

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 10016 · Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department, NC 33 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,635
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Middlesex Townshi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Green Mountain, NC
FDID
10016

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #488 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,635 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Mitchell County HIFLD mix around Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department

Mitchell County: 8 departments, 162 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 63% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.06 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 33 Jesup Fire Department, IA 33 South Butler Volunteer Fire Department, PA 33 Cannonsburg Fire Department, KY 33 Mount Hope Volunteer Fire Department, WV 33 Gauley Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, WV 33 Victoria Fire Department, MN 33 Tri-Village Fire Department, VT 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department have?

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,635 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #488 of 932 by personnel.

Does Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department?

Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mitchell 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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