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Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Hampstead, NC · Pender County. Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+77%
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
90/100
Hampstead Volunteer 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 A
46 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
46 personnel · 1 station

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Hampstead, NC (Pender County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,603 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,603 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #200 of 932
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Pender County

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 07103 · Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 46 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,603
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maplewood
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maplewood Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Hampstead, NC
FDID
07103

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #200 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,603 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 77% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 9.0% of Pender County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 512 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maplewood Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Atkinson Fire Department
Atkinson · volunteer
Burgaw Fire Department
Burgaw · volunteer
Sloop Point Fire Department
Hampstead · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Maplewood Fire Department, NJ 46 Holland Township Fire Department, MI 46 Edgewater Department of Fire Rescue, FL 46 North Madison Volunteer Fire Company, CT 46 Rolla Rural Fire Protection Association - North, MO 46 New Ulm Fire Department Main Station, MN 46 Voluntown Fire Department, CT 46 Johnson Fire Department, VT 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 77% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,603 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #200 of 932 by personnel.

Does Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Pender 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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