Department profile

Volunteer

Granville Rural Fire Department

Oxford, NC · Granville County. Granville Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Granville Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$1,021,597
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
68/100
Granville Rural 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 C
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$40,864 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Granville Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oxford, NC (Granville County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,447 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,021,597.

  • National personnel rank #13,447 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #782 of 932
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Granville County

Granville Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 03907 · Granville Rural Fire Department, NC 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,447
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Climax Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Climax Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Oxford, NC
FDID
03907

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FR-0016 $1,021,597

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Granville Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #782 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,447 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Granville Rural Fire Department is 6.2% of Granville County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 406 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 29% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Climax Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Berea Fire Department
Oxford · volunteer
Brassfield Volunteer Fire Department
Franklinton · volunteer
Bullock Volunteer Fire Department
Oxford · volunteer
Butner Public Safety
Butner · career
Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
Oxford · volunteer
Creedmoor Volunteer Fire Department
Creedmoor · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Climax Township Fire Department, MI 25 Skyline Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Higdon Station, AL 25 Kalkaska Township Fire Department, MI 25 Cleveland Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 25 East Maine Fire Company Incorporated, NY 25 Grass Lake-Charter Township Fire Department, MI 25 Rocky Branch Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Granville Rural Fire Department have?

Granville Rural Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,447 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #782 of 932 by personnel.

Does Granville Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Granville Rural Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Granville Rural Fire Department operate?

Granville Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Granville Rural Fire Department?

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

Has Granville Rural Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Granville Rural Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,021,597 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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