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Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Garner, NC · Wake County. Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 74 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.

74
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+185%
vs. North Carolina average
3
stations

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
53/100
Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
24.7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
74 personnel · 3 stations

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Garner, NC (Wake County), with 3 stations and 74 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,718 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,718 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #45 of 932
  • 4.05 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Wake County

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

74 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 09209 · Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 74 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 74
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,718
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andover
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andover Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Garner, NC
FDID
09209

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #45 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,718 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 185% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 4.3% of Wake County roster mass

The county lists 37 departments totaling 1,707 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.05 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 74 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Andover Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Apex Fire Department
Apex · volunteer
Cary Fire Department
Cary · career
Fuquay-Varina Fire Department
Fuquay Varina · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 74 personnel

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

Andover Fire Department, MA 74 Jefferson Fire Department, GA 74 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 74 Belleville Fire Department, NJ 74 Goshen Fire Company, PA 74 City of Tonawanda Fire Department, NY 74 Tolland Fire Department Incorporated, CT 74 Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station, NJ 74

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 74 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 185% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,718 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #45 of 932 by personnel.

Does Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

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

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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