Department profile

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Kenly Volunteer Fire Department

Kenly, NC · Johnston County. Kenly Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+54%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$499,879
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
69/100
Kenly Volunteer 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 A
40 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 C
$12,497 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kenly, NC (Johnston County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,100 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $499,879.

  • National personnel rank #6,100 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #297 of 932
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Johnston County

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 05114 · Kenly Volunteer Fire Department, NC 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,100
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pulaski Tri-County
  • FEMA-LIGHT $500K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Kenly, NC
FDID
05114

FEMA Grant History

$500K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00282 $125,697
2015 EMW2014FR00186 $374,182

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Kenly Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #297 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,100 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department is 6.4% of Johnston County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 623 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Benson Fire Department
Benson · volunteer
Brogden Volunteer Fire Department
Smithfield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department, WI 40 Suamico Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company, CT 40 Monroeville Fire Rescue, AL 40 Botsford Fire Rescue, CT 40 Denmark Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Noroton Fire Department, CT 40 Long Ridge Fire Company Incorporated, CT 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kenly Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,100 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #297 of 932 by personnel.

Does Kenly Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department 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 Kenly Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kenly Volunteer Fire Department?

Kenly Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Johnston County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Kenly Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kenly Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $499,879 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2017 (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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