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Elizabethtown Fire Department

Elizabethtown, NC · Bladen County. Elizabethtown Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$927,068
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
77/100
Elizabethtown 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
36 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
$25,752 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Elizabethtown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Elizabethtown, NC (Bladen County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,285 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $927,068.

  • National personnel rank #7,285 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #388 of 932
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Bladen County

Elizabethtown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 00904 · Elizabethtown Fire Department, NC 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,285
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Auburn-Williams
  • FEMA-MID $927K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Auburn-Williams 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Elizabethtown, NC
FDID
00904

FEMA Grant History

$927K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2017)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00058 $494,485
2011 EMW2010FF00603 $-20,391
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0060 $452,974

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Elizabethtown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #388 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,285 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Bladen County HIFLD mix around Elizabethtown Fire Department

Bladen County: 15 departments, 260 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Auburn-Williams Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ammon Volunteer Fire Department
Elizabethtown · volunteer
Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department
Elizabethtown · volunteer
Bladenboro Fire Department
Bladenboro · volunteer
Dublin Volunteer Fire Department
Dublin · volunteer
Dupont-Fayetteville Works
Fayetteville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Auburn-Williams Fire Department, MI 36 Elkhorn Suburban Fire Department, NE 36 Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, IN 36 Tichnor Fire Station, AR 36 Ralston Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated, NE 36 Aspers Fire and Emergency Medical Services, PA 36 Niles Charter Township Fire Department, MI 36 DE Witt Fire Station, AR 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elizabethtown Fire Department have?

Elizabethtown Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,285 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #388 of 932 by personnel.

Does Elizabethtown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Elizabethtown Fire Department operate?

Elizabethtown Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elizabethtown Fire Department?

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

Has Elizabethtown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Elizabethtown Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $927,068 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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