Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Concord Fire and Life Safety

Concord, NC · Cabarrus County. Concord Fire and Life Safety is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 164 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.

164
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Concord Fire and Life Safety pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+531%
vs. North Carolina average
8
stations
$1,705,648
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
40/100
Concord Fire and Life Safety

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 C
20.5 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
164 personnel · 8 stations

Concord Fire and Life Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Concord, NC (Cabarrus County), with 8 stations and 164 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #344 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,705,648.

  • National personnel rank #344 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #11 of 932
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Cabarrus County

Concord Fire and Life Safety vs. the national personnel distribution

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

164 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 01303 · Concord Fire and Life Safety, NC 164 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 164
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #344
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central Matanuska…
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Central Matanuska-Susitna Fire Department, AK (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Concord, NC
FDID
01303

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00423 $505,978
2009 EMW2008FF00773 $-51,521
2008 EMW-2008-FF-0077 $1,251,191

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Concord Fire and Life Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #11 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #344 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 531% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster weight

Concord Fire and Life Safety carries 32.0% of Cabarrus County HIFLD personnel

Among 16 listed departments (512 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 56% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 164 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Central Matanuska-Susitna Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen Volunteer Fire Department
Concord · volunteer
Harrisburg Fire Department
Harrisburg · volunteer
Kannapolis Fire Department
Concord · other
Midland Volunteer Fire Department
Midland · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 164 personnel

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

Central Matanuska-Susitna Fire Department, AK 164 Tehama County Fire Department, CA 164 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety, TX 165 Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department, TX 163 Kings County Fire Department, CA 163 New Rochelle Fire Department, NY 163 Lynchburg Fire Department, VA 165 Odessa Fire Department - Central Station, TX 162

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Concord Fire and Life Safety have?

Concord Fire and Life Safety has 164 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 531% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #344 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #11 of 932 by personnel.

Does Concord Fire and Life Safety provide EMS services?

Yes, Concord Fire and Life Safety provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Concord Fire and Life Safety operate?

Concord Fire and Life Safety operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Concord Fire and Life Safety?

Concord Fire and Life Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Cabarrus County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Concord Fire and Life Safety received federal grants?

Yes, Concord Fire and Life Safety has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,705,648 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2018 (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.