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Gibsonville Fire Department

Gibsonville, NC · Guilford County. Gibsonville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 14%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$280,162
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
58/100
Gibsonville 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 A
55 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
$5,094 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
55 personnel · 1 station

Gibsonville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gibsonville, NC (Guilford County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,148 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $280,162.

  • National personnel rank #3,148 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #97 of 932
  • 1.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 23 other listed departments in Guilford County

Gibsonville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 04109 · Gibsonville Fire Department, NC 55 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,148
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waterloo Voluntee…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $280K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, AL (+ 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
Gibsonville, NC
FDID
04109

FEMA Grant History

$280K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06710 $280,162.23

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Gibsonville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #97 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,148 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Gibsonville Fire Department is 3.6% of Guilford County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 1,521 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Colfax Volunteer Fire Department
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Greensboro Fire Department
Greensboro · career
Guilford County Emergency Services
Greensboro · volunteer
High Point Fire Department
High Point · career
Julian Volunteer Fire Department
Julian · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, AL 55 Falcon Fire Protection District, CO 55 Canon City Area Fire Protection District, CO 55 Little Fork Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, VA 55 South Marengo Fire and Rescue Squad, AL 55 Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, CT 55 Machias Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 55 Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company, MD 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gibsonville Fire Department have?

Gibsonville Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,148 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #97 of 932 by personnel.

Does Gibsonville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gibsonville Fire Department operate?

Gibsonville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gibsonville Fire Department?

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

Has Gibsonville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Gibsonville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $280,162.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (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.