Department profile

Volunteer

Lower Currituck Fire Department

Grandy, NC · Currituck County. Lower Currituck Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Lower Currituck Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. North Carolina average
3
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Lower Currituck 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 F
12 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
36 personnel · 3 stations

Lower Currituck Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grandy, NC (Currituck County), with 3 stations and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,364 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,364 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #395 of 932
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Currituck County

Lower Currituck Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 02703 · Lower Currituck Fire Department, NC 36 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,364
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Regional West Fir…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Regional West Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
Grandy, NC
FDID
02703

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Lower Currituck Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #395 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,364 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster weight

Lower Currituck Fire Department carries 31.3% of Currituck County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (115 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Regional West Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Regional West Fire Protection District, MO 36 Davison-Richfield Area Fire Department, MI 36 Dolphin Volunteer Fire Department, VA 36 Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department, KY 36 Urbana Rural Fire Department, MO 36 Adams Fire Department, MA 36 Norfork Volunteer Fire, AR 36 Hand Cove Volunteer Fire Department, AR 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lower Currituck Fire Department have?

Lower Currituck Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,364 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #395 of 932 by personnel.

Does Lower Currituck Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lower Currituck 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 Lower Currituck Fire Department operate?

Lower Currituck Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lower Currituck Fire Department?

Lower Currituck Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Currituck 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.

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