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Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department

Hamlet, NC · Richmond County. Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City 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

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
54/100
Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hamlet, NC (Richmond 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 #13,472 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,472 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #785 of 932
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Richmond County

Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City 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 07703 · Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department, NC 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,472
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fries Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fries Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, VA (+ 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
Hamlet, NC
FDID
07703

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #785 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,472 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 geometry

Richmond County HIFLD mix around Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department

Richmond County: 11 departments, 133 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Fries Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cordova Fire and Rescue
Rockingham · other
Hoffman Fire and Rescue
Hoffman · volunteer
All NC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Fries Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, VA 25 Jellico Life Saving and Rescue Squad Incorporated, TN 25 Hayti Fire Department, MO 25 Lockport-Fabius Park Fire Department, MI 25 Caro Fire Department, MI 25 Constantine Fire Department, MI 25 Elkland Township Fire Department, MI 25 Fairgrove Fire Department, MI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department have?

Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City 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 #13,472 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #785 of 932 by personnel.

Does Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department operate?

Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department?

Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services / Hamlet City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Richmond 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.

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