Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fayetteville Fire Department

Fayetteville, NC · Cumberland County. Fayetteville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 15 stations and 302 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.

302
Total personnel
15
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fayetteville Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1062%
vs. North Carolina average
15
stations
$2,517,739
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
37/100
Fayetteville 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 D
20.1 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
$8,337 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
302 personnel · 15 stations

Fayetteville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fayetteville, NC (Cumberland County), with 15 stations and 302 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #116 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,517,739.

  • National personnel rank #116 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #5 of 932
  • 4.97 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Cumberland County

Fayetteville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

302 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 02607 · Fayetteville Fire Department, NC 302 personnel · 15 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 302
  • STA-MULTI 15 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #116
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arlington Texas
  • FEMA-MID $2.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX ( -1 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
CAREER
Location
Fayetteville, NC
FDID
02607

FEMA Grant History

$2.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00370 $2,524,794.39
2009 EMW2008FF01043 $-7,055

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Fayetteville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #5 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #116 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1062% above the state average
Stations
15
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Cumberland County

County mix is mostly volunteer (16 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.97 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (15 stations / 302 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX (-1 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bethany Fire Department
Stedman · volunteer
Carvers Creek Fire Department
Fayetteville · other
Cedar Creek Fire Department
Fayetteville · other
Cotton Volunteer Fire Department
Hope Mills · volunteer
Cumberland Road Fire Department
Fayetteville · volunteer
Eastover Fire Department
Eastover · volunteer
Fayetteville Fire Department
Fayetteville · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 302 personnel

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

Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX 301 Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company, DE 303 Port Washington Fire Department, NY 301 Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services, GA 300 Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department, VA 305 Irving Fire Department, TX 298 Plano Fire Department, TX 297 Hialeah Fire Department, FL 294

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fayetteville Fire Department have?

Fayetteville Fire Department has 302 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1062% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #116 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #5 of 932 by personnel.

Does Fayetteville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fayetteville Fire Department operate?

Fayetteville Fire Department operates 15 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fayetteville Fire Department?

Fayetteville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cumberland County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fayetteville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fayetteville Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $2,517,739.39 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.