Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Milton, NC · Caswell County. Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
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
12/100
Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
12.5 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
25 personnel · 2 stations

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Milton, NC (Caswell County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,691 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,691 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #794 of 932
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Caswell County

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 01702 · Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,691
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Sault Sai…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Sault Sainte Marie 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
Milton, NC
FDID
01702

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #794 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,691 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 9.8% of Caswell County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 255 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Sault Sainte Marie Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Providence Fire and Rescue Incorporated
Providence · volunteer
All NC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

City of Sault Sainte Marie Fire Department, MI 25 Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Millersville Rural Fire Protection District, MO 25 Surrey Township Fire Department, MI 25 Ff14 and Ff17 Volunteer Fire Department, MO 25 Boyne City Volunteer Fire Department, MI 25 Battens Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Gap of the Mountain Fire and Rescue, AL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,691 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #794 of 932 by personnel.

Does Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Caswell 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.

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