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Courtney Volunteer Fire Department

Yadkinville, NC · Yadkin County. Courtney Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Courtney 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
1
station
$207,624
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
54/100
Courtney 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 A
39 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 F
$5,324 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
39 personnel · 1 station

Courtney Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yadkinville, NC (Yadkin County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,481 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $207,624.

  • National personnel rank #6,481 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #326 of 932
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Yadkin County

Courtney 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 09919 · Courtney Volunteer Fire Department, NC 39 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,481
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakland Township-…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $208K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakland Township-Oneida Valley 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
Yadkinville, NC
FDID
09919

FEMA Grant History

$208K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00347 $209,754.81
2017 EMW2016FH00607 $-2,131

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Courtney Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #326 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,481 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Yadkin County HIFLD mix around Courtney Volunteer Fire Department

Yadkin County: 11 departments, 296 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 91% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

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

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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.

Oakland Township-Oneida Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 39 Chanhassen Fire Department, MN 39 Norwood-Young America Fire Department - South Station, MN 39 Garden Valley Fire Protection District, CA 39 Plymouth Fire Department, NY 39 Gibbon Volunteer Fire Department, NE 39 Moultonborough Fire Rescue - Central Station, NH 39 Mount Orab Fire Department, OH 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Courtney Volunteer Fire Department have?

Courtney 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 #6,481 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #326 of 932 by personnel.

Does Courtney Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Courtney Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Courtney Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Courtney Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Courtney Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Courtney Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $207,623.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2018 (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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