Department profile

Career (Paid)

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Graham, NC · Alamance County. Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+58%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations

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
Eli Whitney 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 C
20.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
41 personnel · 2 stations

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Career (Paid) department serving Graham, NC (Alamance County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,686 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,686 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #266 of 932
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Alamance County

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 00104 · Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 41 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,686
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenbackville Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenbackville Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Graham, NC
FDID
00104

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #266 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,686 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 58% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 7.0% of Alamance County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 586 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 52% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenbackville Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Greenbackville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41 Oak Harbor Fire Department, WA 41 Prichard Fire Department, AL 41 Buxton Fire Department, ME 41 Elmwood Park Fire Department, IL 41 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove Fire Department-Dod, PA 41 Waxahachie Fire Department, TX 41 Portsmouth Fire Department, RI 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 58% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,686 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #266 of 932 by personnel.

Does Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Career (Paid) department serving Alamance County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,534 fire departments with 40,350 total personnel. 57% are volunteer departments.

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