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Midland Volunteer Fire Department

Midland, NC · Cabarrus County. Midland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 70 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.

70
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Midland Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+169%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
95/100
Midland 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
70 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
70 personnel · 1 station

Midland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Midland, NC (Cabarrus County), with 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,934 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,934 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #53 of 932
  • 1.43 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Cabarrus County

Midland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

70 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 01312 · Midland Volunteer Fire Department, NC 70 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 70
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,934
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bantam Fire Compa…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bantam Fire Company, CT (+ 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
Midland, NC
FDID
01312

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Midland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #53 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,934 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 169% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Cabarrus County HIFLD mix around Midland Volunteer Fire Department

Cabarrus County: 16 departments, 512 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.43 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 70 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bantam Fire Company, CT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Allen Volunteer Fire Department
Concord · volunteer
Concord Fire and Life Safety
Concord · career
Harrisburg Fire Department
Harrisburg · volunteer
Kannapolis Fire Department
Concord · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 70 personnel

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

Bantam Fire Company, CT 70 West Albany Fire Department, NY 70 Cresaptown Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, MD 70 Bolivar Fire Department, NY 70 Emerson Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 70 Fairview Volunteer Fire Department - Grandview Company, NJ 70 Suffield Fire Department, CT 70 Springdale Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Midland Volunteer Fire Department has 70 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 169% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,934 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #53 of 932 by personnel.

Does Midland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Midland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Midland Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Midland Volunteer Fire Department?

Midland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cabarrus 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.

Related guides

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