Department profile

Volunteer

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association

Grifton, NC · Pitt County. Grifton Community Rural Fire Association is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+92%
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
91/100
Grifton Community Rural Fire Association

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
50 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
50 personnel · 1 station

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association is a Volunteer department serving Grifton, NC (Pitt County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,908 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,908 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #147 of 932
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Pitt County

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 07443 · Grifton Community Rural Fire Association, NC 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,908
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Meta Fire and Res…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Meta Fire and Rescue Protection, MO (+ 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
Grifton, NC
FDID
07443

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Grifton Community Rural Fire Association's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #147 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,908 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association is 6.1% of Pitt County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 819 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 43% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Meta Fire and Rescue Protection, MO (+0 personnel).

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

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Eastern Pines Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Meta Fire and Rescue Protection, MO 50 West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 50 Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company, CT 50 West Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50 Pinecroft Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50 Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department, MD 50 Taftville Volunteer Fire Department, CT 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grifton Community Rural Fire Association have?

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,908 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #147 of 932 by personnel.

Does Grifton Community Rural Fire Association provide EMS services?

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association 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 Grifton Community Rural Fire Association operate?

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Grifton Community Rural Fire Association?

Grifton Community Rural Fire Association is a Volunteer department serving Pitt 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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