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Draper Volunteer Fire Department

Eden, NC · Rockingham County. Draper Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 40%
national personnel size
+23%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$581,311
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
67/100
Draper 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 B
32 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
$18,166 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Draper Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Eden, NC (Rockingham County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,045 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $581,311.

  • National personnel rank #9,045 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #519 of 932
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Rockingham County

Draper Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 07910 · Draper Volunteer Fire Department, NC 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,045
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Decatur-Hamilton
  • FEMA-MID $581K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Decatur-Hamilton Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Eden, NC
FDID
07910

FEMA Grant History

$581K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06288 $581,310.83

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Draper Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #519 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,045 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Draper Volunteer Fire Department is 4.9% of Rockingham County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 650 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Decatur-Hamilton Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Mayodan Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Decatur-Hamilton Fire Department, MI 32 Mashantucket Tribal Fire Department, CT 32 Ann Arbor Township Fire Department, MI 32 Chelsea Area Fire Authority, MI 32 Lizemores Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 Milan Area Fire Department, MI 32 Saline Area Fire Department, MI 32 City of Flat Rock Fire Department, MI 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Draper Volunteer Fire Department have?

Draper Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,045 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #519 of 932 by personnel.

Does Draper Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Draper Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Draper Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Draper Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Draper Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Draper Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $581,310.83 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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