Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lumberton Fire Department

Lumberton, NC · Robeson County. Lumberton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lumberton Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+127%
vs. North Carolina average
4
stations
$224,199
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Lumberton 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 D
14.8 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
$3,800 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 4 stations

Lumberton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lumberton, NC (Robeson County), with 4 stations and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,779 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $224,199.

  • National personnel rank #2,779 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #77 of 932
  • 6.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Robeson County

Lumberton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 07810 · Lumberton Fire Department, NC 59 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,779
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Rogers Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $224K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Lumberton, NC
FDID
07810

FEMA Grant History

$224K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO06600 $224,199

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Lumberton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #77 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,779 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 127% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Robeson County

County mix is mostly volunteer (15 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 59 personnel

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

Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA 59 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department, KY 59 Jamestown Fire Department, NY 59 Creve Coeur Fire Protection District, MO 59 Lagrange Fire Department, GA 59 Cartersville Fire Department, GA 59 North Highline Fire District, WA 59 Mansfield Fire Department, TX 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lumberton Fire Department have?

Lumberton Fire Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 127% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,779 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #77 of 932 by personnel.

Does Lumberton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lumberton Fire Department operate?

Lumberton Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lumberton Fire Department?

Lumberton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Robeson County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Lumberton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lumberton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $224,199 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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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