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Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Vass, NC · Moore County. Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+12%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$532,202
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Crains Creek Volunteer Fire 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 B
29 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 B
$18,352 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Vass, NC (Moore County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,997 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $532,202.

  • National personnel rank #10,997 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #642 of 932
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Moore County

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 06323 · Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coaling
  • FEMA-MID $532K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Coaling Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Vass, NC
FDID
06323

FEMA Grant History

$532K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02221 $164,409.52
2014 EMW2013FF00400 $83,742
2013 EMW2012FV00865 $284,050

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #642 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,997 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 5.7% of Moore County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 511 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Coaling Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aberdeen Fire and Rescue Department
Aberdeen · volunteer
Carthage Volunteer Fire Department
Carthage · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Coaling Fire Department, AL 29 Saragossa Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 White Lake Fire Authority, MI 29 Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 29 Albert Township-Lewiston Fire Department, MI 29 Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Montello Volunteer Fire Department - Tecoma Township, NV 29 Harpersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,997 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #642 of 932 by personnel.

Does Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Moore County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $532,201.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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