Department profile

Volunteer

Micro Volunteer Fire Department

Micro, NC · Johnston County. Micro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Micro Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+12%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$433,122
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
60/100
Micro 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 B
29 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
$14,935 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Micro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Micro, NC (Johnston County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,121 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $433,122.

  • National personnel rank #11,121 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #651 of 932
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Johnston County

Micro Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 05116 · Micro Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #11,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allouez
  • FEMA-LIGHT $433K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Allouez 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Micro, NC
FDID
05116

FEMA Grant History

$433K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-00884 $301,350
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00099 $-18,718
2014 EMW2013FF00034 $150,490

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Micro Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #651 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,121 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Micro Volunteer Fire Department is 4.7% 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.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Allouez 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 29 personnel

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

Allouez Fire Department, WI 29 Albany Area Volunteer Fire Department, OH 29 Bruce Township Fire Department, MI 29 Nelsonville Division of Fire, OH 29 Negaunee Township Fire Department, MI 29 City of Angels Fire Department, CA 29 Dunklin Fire Protection District, MO 29 Shady Valley Fire Protection District, MO 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Micro Volunteer Fire Department have?

Micro Volunteer Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,121 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #651 of 932 by personnel.

Does Micro Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Micro Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Micro Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Micro Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Micro Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Micro Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Micro Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $433,122 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.