Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Kannapolis Fire Department

Kannapolis, NC · Rowan County. Kannapolis Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 90 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.

90
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kannapolis Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+246%
vs. North Carolina average
4
stations

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
47/100
Kannapolis 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
22.5 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
90 personnel · 4 stations

Kannapolis Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kannapolis, NC (Rowan County), with 4 stations and 90 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,166 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,166 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #23 of 932
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Rowan County

Kannapolis Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

90 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 01309 · Kannapolis Fire Department, NC 90 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 90
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,166
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Frostburg
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Frostburg Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Kannapolis, NC
FDID
01309

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Kannapolis Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #23 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,166 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 246% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Rowan County HIFLD mix around Kannapolis Fire Department

Rowan County: 32 departments, 860 personnel (22 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 90 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Frostburg Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 90 personnel

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

Frostburg Fire Department, MD 90 Plainville Fire Department, CT 90 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 90 Stowe Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 90 Dallas Fire Department, OR 90 City of Arlington Fire Department, WA 90 Lone Tree Volunteer Fire Department, TX 90 North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department, PA 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kannapolis Fire Department have?

Kannapolis Fire Department has 90 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 246% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,166 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #23 of 932 by personnel.

Does Kannapolis Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kannapolis Fire Department operate?

Kannapolis Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kannapolis Fire Department?

Kannapolis Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rowan 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.