Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department

Fletcher, NC · Henderson County. Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+58%
vs. North Carolina average
3
stations
$210,551
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
17/100
Fletcher Fire and Rescue 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 F
13.7 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 F
$5,135 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 3 stations

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fletcher, NC (Henderson County), with 3 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,693 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $210,551.

  • National personnel rank #5,693 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #268 of 932
  • 7.32 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Henderson County

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department 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 04506 · Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department, NC 41 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,693
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sutton Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $211K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV (+ 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
Fletcher, NC
FDID
04506

FEMA Grant History

$211K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FV-01031 $214,667
2009 EMW2008FF00043 $-4,116

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #268 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,693 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 58% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

7.32 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bat Cave Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Hendersonville · volunteer
Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue
East Flat Rock · volunteer
Dana Fire and Rescue Department
Hendersonville · volunteer
Edneyville Fire and Rescue
Hendersonville · volunteer
Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department
Hendersonville · other
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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.

Sutton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV 41 Attawaugan, CT 41 Armada Township Fire Department, MI 41 Smithfield Fire Department, UT 41 Norton Fire Department, MA 41 Muskegon City Fire Department, MI 41 Portsmouth Fire Department, RI 41 Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District, CA 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department have?

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department 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 #5,693 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #268 of 932 by personnel.

Does Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department?

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Henderson County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $210,551 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2017 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.