Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated

Williamston, NC · Martin County. Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+42%
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
80/100
Griffins Township 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 B
37 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
37 personnel · 1 station

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Williamston, NC (Martin County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,022 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,022 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #366 of 932
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Martin County

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 05902 · Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated, NC 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,022
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pell City Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pell City Fire and Rescue, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Williamston, NC
FDID
05902

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #366 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,022 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 42% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Martin County HIFLD mix around Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated

Martin County: 7 departments, 151 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pell City Fire and Rescue, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Robersonville Fire Department
Robersonville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Pell City Fire and Rescue, AL 37 Monroe City Fire Department, MI 37 Chelsea Fire and Rescue Department, AL 37 Calera Fire and Rescue, AL 37 Lexington Fire and Rescue, MO 37 City of Ishpeming Fire Department, MI 37 Haleyville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 37 Helicon Fire Department, AL 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated have?

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,022 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #366 of 932 by personnel.

Does Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated?

Griffins Township Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Martin 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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