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Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated

Collettsville, NC · Caldwell County. Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 19%
national personnel size
+85%
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
90/100
Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department 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
48 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
48 personnel · 1 station

Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Collettsville, NC (Caldwell County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,248 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,248 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #170 of 932
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Caldwell County

Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 01401 · Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, NC 48 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,248
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sandwich
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sandwich Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Collettsville, NC
FDID
01401

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #170 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,248 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 85% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is 9.5% of Caldwell County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 503 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sandwich Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Grace Chapel Volunteer Fire Department
Granite Falls · volunteer
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Granite Falls · volunteer
Lenoir Fire Department
Lenoir · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Sandwich Fire Department, MA 48 Marlow Volunteer Fire Department - Marlow Station, TN 48 Colebrook Volunteer Fire Department - Forge Station, CT 48 Brewster Fire Department, MA 48 Lake Meade Fire and Rescue, PA 48 Baltimore Pike Volunteer Fire Department, MD 48 Deer Creek Fire Protection District, MO 48 Etna Volunteer Fire Department, PA 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated have?

Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 85% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,248 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #170 of 932 by personnel.

Does Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated operate?

Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated?

Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Caldwell 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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