Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department

Franklin, NC · Macon County. Franklin Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+131%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$355,374
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
61/100
Franklin 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 A
60 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
$5,923 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
60 personnel · 1 station

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Franklin, NC (Macon County), with 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,601 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $355,374.

  • National personnel rank #2,601 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #74 of 932
  • 1.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Macon County

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 05702 · Franklin Fire and Rescue Department, NC 60 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,601
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Inter-Canyon Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $355K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Inter-Canyon Fire and Rescue Department, CO (+ 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
Franklin, NC
FDID
05702

FEMA Grant History

$355K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-02401 $171,428.57
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00844 $304,545
2011 EMW2010FF00238 $-120,600

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Franklin Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #74 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,601 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Macon County HIFLD mix around Franklin Fire and Rescue Department

Macon County: 13 departments, 371 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Inter-Canyon Fire and Rescue Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Highlands Fire and Ambulance
Highlands · volunteer
Otto Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Otto · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Inter-Canyon Fire and Rescue Department, CO 60 Mount Penn Fire Company, PA 60 Owasco Fire Department, NY 60 Hereford Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, PA 60 Namozine Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 60 Orange Volunteer Fire Department, CT 60 Noroton Heights Fire Department, CT 60 Six Mile Run Area Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Franklin Fire and Rescue Department have?

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 131% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,601 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #74 of 932 by personnel.

Does Franklin Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

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

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Macon County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Franklin Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Franklin Fire and Rescue Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $355,373.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.