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Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department

Cleveland, NC · Rowan County. Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

39
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 29%
national personnel size
+50%
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
37/100
Cleveland Community 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
19.5 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
39 personnel · 2 stations

Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cleveland, NC (Rowan County), with 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,476 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,476 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #325 of 932
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 27 other listed departments in Rowan County

Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 08045 · Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department, NC 39 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,476
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Orab
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Orab Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Cleveland, NC
FDID
08045

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #325 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,476 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department is 4.5% of Rowan County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 860 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Orab Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

Mount Orab Fire Department, OH 39 New Albany Volunteer Fire Company, PA 39 Eureka Springs Fire Department, AR 39 Plymouth Community Fire Department, MI 39 Gibbon Volunteer Fire Department, NE 39 Plymouth Fire Department, NY 39 Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 39 Ellery Center Volunteer Fire Department, NY 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,476 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #325 of 932 by personnel.

Does Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cleveland Community 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 Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department?

Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rowan 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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