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Maiden Fire Department

Maiden, NC · Catawba County. Maiden Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Maiden 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
2
stations
$389,413
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Maiden 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
18 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 C
$10,817 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 2 stations

Maiden Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Maiden, NC (Catawba County), with 2 stations and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,371 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $389,413.

  • National personnel rank #7,371 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #396 of 932
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Catawba County

Maiden 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 01809 · Maiden Fire Department, NC 36 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,371
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Huddleston Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $389K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Huddleston Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA (+ 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
Maiden, NC
FDID
01809

FEMA Grant History

$389K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-10389 $206,667
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00406 $182,746

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Maiden Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #396 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,371 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Maiden Fire Department is 5.9% of Catawba County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 608 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 36 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Catawba Volunteer Fire Department
Catawba · volunteer
Claremont Fire Department
Claremont · volunteer
Conover Fire Department
Conover · volunteer
Hickory Fire Department
Hickory · career
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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.

Huddleston Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 36 Saunders Volunteer Fire Department, VA 36 Carrollton Fire Department, MO 36 Alfred Station Fire Department, NY 36 Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District, SD 36 Indiana Air National 122 Fighter Wing Fire and Rescue Department, IN 36 Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department, PA 36 Bunola Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Maiden Fire Department have?

Maiden 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 #7,371 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #396 of 932 by personnel.

Does Maiden Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Maiden Fire Department operate?

Maiden Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Maiden Fire Department?

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

Has Maiden Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Maiden Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $389,413 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.