Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Highfalls Fire and Rescue

Highfalls, NC · Moore County. Highfalls Fire and Rescue 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

Highfalls Fire and Rescue 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
$91,113
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
34/100
Highfalls Fire and Rescue

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 F
$3,645 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Highfalls Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Highfalls, NC (Moore 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 #13,498 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $91,113.

  • National personnel rank #13,498 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #786 of 932
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Moore County

Highfalls Fire and Rescue 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 06312 · Highfalls Fire and Rescue, NC 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,498
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upper Deerfield T…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $91K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upper Deerfield Township Fire Company, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Highfalls, NC
FDID
06312

FEMA Grant History

$91K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FF00078 $91,113

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Highfalls Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #786 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,498 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 fringe

Highfalls Fire and Rescue is 4.9% of Moore County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 511 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Upper Deerfield Township Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aberdeen Fire and Rescue Department
Aberdeen · volunteer
Carthage Volunteer Fire Department
Carthage · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Upper Deerfield Township Fire Company, NJ 25 Romulus Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Upper Deerfield Township Fire Company, NJ 25 Vona Fire Protection District, CO 25 South Lyon Fire Department, MI 25 Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 Buttston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Highfalls Fire and Rescue have?

Highfalls Fire and Rescue 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 #13,498 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #786 of 932 by personnel.

Does Highfalls Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Highfalls Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Highfalls Fire and Rescue operate?

Highfalls Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Highfalls Fire and Rescue?

Highfalls Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Moore County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Highfalls Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Highfalls Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $91,113 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.