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Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department

Mill Spring, NC · Polk County. Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the North Carolina average.

27th pct.
national personnel size
-19%
vs. North Carolina average
2
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
9/100
Mill Spring 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 F
10.5 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
21 personnel · 2 stations

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mill Spring, NC (Polk County), with 2 stations and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,385 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,385 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #894 of 932
  • 9.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Polk County

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 07503 · Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department, NC 21 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,385
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leonidas Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Leonidas Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Mill Spring, NC
FDID
07503

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW2008FF00222 $-162,125

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #894 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,385 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 19% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Polk County HIFLD mix around Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department

Polk County: 9 departments, 204 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

9.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Leonidas Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Sunny View Fire and Rescue
Mill Spring · volunteer
Town of Columbus Fire Department
Columbus · volunteer
Tryon Volunteer Fire Department
Tryon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Leonidas Volunteer Fire Department, MI 21 Clay Township Mainland Fire Department, MI 21 Marine City Fire Department, MI 21 Westphalia Fire Protection District House 1, MO 21 Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MI 21 New Madrid Fire Department, MO 21 Vernon Center Volunteer Fire Department, MN 21 Webb Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue, WI 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,385 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #894 of 932 by personnel.

Does Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-162,125 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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