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Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department

Mooresville, NC · Iredell County. Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+92%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$656,537
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
73/100
Mount Mourne 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
50 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
$13,131 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mooresville, NC (Iredell County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,974 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $656,537.

  • National personnel rank #3,974 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #148 of 932
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Iredell County

Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 04906 · Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department, NC 50 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,974
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Denton Volunteer…
  • FEMA-MID $657K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Denton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD (+ 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
Mooresville, NC
FDID
04906

FEMA Grant History

$657K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-07490 $168,571.42
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01969 $315,580
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03918 $172,386

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #148 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,974 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Iredell County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 507 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Denton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Central Volunteer Fire Department
Statesville · other
Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Statesville · volunteer
Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department
Mooresville · volunteer
Mooresville Fire Department
Mooresville · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Denton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 50 DE Pere Fire and Rescue, WI 50 Great Valley Fire Department, NY 50 Westons Mills Fire Department, NY 50 Jenny Lind Fire Protection District, CA 50 Town Bank Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 50 Windsor Heights Volunteer Fire Department, WV 50 Cambridge Township Fire Department, MI 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,974 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #148 of 932 by personnel.

Does Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $656,537.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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