Department profile

Volunteer

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Rutherfordton, NC · Rutherford County. Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 56 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

56
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 13%
national personnel size
+115%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Green Hill Volunteer 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
56 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
56 personnel · 1 station

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rutherfordton, NC (Rutherford County), with 1 station and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,996 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,996 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #87 of 932
  • 1.79 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Rutherford County

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 08116 · Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Norwich
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Norwich Fire Department, CT (+ 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
Rutherfordton, NC
FDID
08116

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #87 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,996 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 115% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department is 9.1% of Rutherford County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 618 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 52% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.79 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Norwich Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Norwich Fire Department, CT 56 Griswold Volunteer Fire Department, CT 56 Southern Platte Fire Protection District, MO 56 Oak Bluffs Fire Department, MA 56 Verona Fire Department, NJ 56 Edgartown Fire Department, MA 56 Blue Knob Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, PA 56 Allegheny Township Fire Department, PA 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department have?

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 115% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,996 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #87 of 932 by personnel.

Does Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Green Hill Volunteer 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 Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department?

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rutherford 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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