Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Franklin, NC · Macon County. Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
-12%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue 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 C
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Franklin, NC (Macon County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,208 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,208 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #847 of 932
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Macon County

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 01513 · Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NC 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,208
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McGregor Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McGregor Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Franklin, NC
FDID
01513

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #847 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,208 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is 6.2% of Macon County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 371 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McGregor Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Franklin Fire and Rescue Department
Franklin · volunteer
Highlands Fire and Ambulance
Highlands · volunteer
Otto Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Otto · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

McGregor Volunteer Fire Department, MN 23 Camdenton Fire Department, MO 23 United Auto Workers Family Education Center Fire Department, MI 23 Newberg Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, MI 23 Howard Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 23 Ashland Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 Charter Township of Bedford Fire Department, MI 23 Kinston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department have?

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,208 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #847 of 932 by personnel.

Does Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department?

Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Macon 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.