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Emerald Isle Fire Department

Emerald Isle, NC · Carteret County. Emerald Isle Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Emerald Isle Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations
$292,111
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Emerald Isle 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 C
21 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 D
$6,955 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 2 stations

Emerald Isle Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Emerald Isle, NC (Carteret County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,481 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $292,111.

  • National personnel rank #5,481 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #250 of 932
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Carteret County

Emerald Isle Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 01645 · Emerald Isle Fire Department, NC 42 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,481
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Michigan Air Nati…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $292K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Michigan Air National Guard Fire Department - Battle Creek-Dod, 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
Emerald Isle, NC
FDID
01645

FEMA Grant History

$292K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00155 $292,111

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Emerald Isle Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #250 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,481 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Emerald Isle Fire Department is 7.7% of Carteret County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 543 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Michigan Air National Guard Fire Department - Battle Creek-Dod, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Michigan Air National Guard Fire Department - Battle Creek-Dod, MI 42 Meridian Fire Department, ID 42 Almond Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 Waverly Fire and Rescue, NE 42 Cuba Fire Department, NY 42 Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company, PA 42 Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, CT 42 Penn Hill Volunteer Fire Department 7, PA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Emerald Isle Fire Department have?

Emerald Isle Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,481 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #250 of 932 by personnel.

Does Emerald Isle Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Emerald Isle Fire Department operate?

Emerald Isle Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Emerald Isle Fire Department?

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

Has Emerald Isle Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Emerald Isle Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $292,111 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.