Department profile

Volunteer

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire

Lake Junaluska, NC · Haywood County. Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+15%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$987,317
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
73/100
Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire

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
30 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 B
$32,911 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire is a Volunteer department serving Lake Junaluska, NC (Haywood County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,294 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $987,317.

  • National personnel rank #10,294 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #609 of 932
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Haywood County

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 04407 · Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire, NC 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,294
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hadley Township
  • FEMA-MID $987K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hadley Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Lake Junaluska, NC
FDID
04407

FEMA Grant History

$987K
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01391 $492,552
2020 EMW-2020-FF-00634 $258,885
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11767 $235,880

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #609 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,294 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire is 7.2% of Haywood County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 419 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hadley Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Center Pigeon Fire Department
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Cruso Volunteer Fire Department
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Jonathan Creek Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Hadley Township Fire Department, MI 30 Johns Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 Pittsburg Volunteer Fire Department, MO 30 Hinesburg Fire Department, VT 30 Anderson County Fire Protection - Sandy Springs, SC 30 Anderson County Fire Protection - Piercetown, SC 30 Warriorstand Volunteer Fire Department, AL 30 Southwest Highway 115 Fire Protection District, CO 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire have?

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,294 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #609 of 932 by personnel.

Does Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire provide EMS services?

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire 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 Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire operate?

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire?

Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire is a Volunteer department serving Haywood County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire received federal grants?

Yes, Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $987,317 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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