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Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Statesville, NC · Iredell County. Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 31%
national personnel size
+42%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations
$457,992
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Cool Springs 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
18.5 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
37 personnel · 2 stations

Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Statesville, NC (Iredell County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,982 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $457,992.

  • National personnel rank #6,982 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #362 of 932
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Iredell County

Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 04902 · Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department, NC 37 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,982
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Helena
  • FEMA-LIGHT $458K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Helena Fire Department, MT (+ 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
Statesville, NC
FDID
04902

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-01736 $280,320
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18441 $177,672.38

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #362 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,982 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 42% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department is 7.3% of Iredell County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 507 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Helena Fire Department, MT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Central Volunteer Fire Department
Statesville · other
Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department
Mooresville · volunteer
Mooresville Fire Department
Mooresville · career
Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department
Mooresville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Helena Fire Department, MT 37 Chesterfield Township Fire Department, MI 37 Mount Clemens Fire Department, MI 37 Cumberland Valley Township Fire Department, PA 37 City of Ishpeming Fire Department, MI 37 Lapeer City Fire and Rescue Department, MI 37 Lexington Fire and Rescue, MO 37 Kingsville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,982 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #362 of 932 by personnel.

Does Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $457,992.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.