Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Nags Head Fire and Rescue

Nags Head, NC · Dare County. Nags Head Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Nags Head Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+42%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations
$468,930
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Nags Head Fire and Rescue

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 D
18.5 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 C
$12,674 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 2 stations

Nags Head Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Nags Head, NC (Dare County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,088 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $468,930.

  • National personnel rank #7,088 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #370 of 932
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Dare County

Nags Head Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 02806 · Nags Head Fire and Rescue, NC 37 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,088
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Friendship Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $469K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Nags Head, NC
FDID
02806

FEMA Grant History

$469K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01266 $289,954.61
2018 EMW-2018-FO-05848 $178,975

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Nags Head Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #370 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,088 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 42% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Nags Head Fire and Rescue is 9.1% of Dare County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 408 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Buxton Fire Department
Buxton · other
Chicamacomico Fire Department
Rodanthe · volunteer
Colington Fire Department
Kill Devil Hills · volunteer
Duck Fire Department
Duck · volunteer
Frisco Fire Department
Frisco · other
Hatteras Fire Department
Hatteras · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 37 personnel

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

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, AL 37 Fenton Township Fire and Rescue, MI 37 Highlands Fire District, AZ 37 City of Fenton Fire Department, MI 37 Belton Fire Department, MO 37 Athens Fire and Rescue, AL 37 Helena Fire Department, MT 37 Broadview Fire Department, IL 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nags Head Fire and Rescue have?

Nags Head Fire and Rescue has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,088 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #370 of 932 by personnel.

Does Nags Head Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Nags Head Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Nags Head Fire and Rescue operate?

Nags Head Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Nags Head Fire and Rescue?

Nags Head Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Dare County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Nags Head Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Nags Head Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $468,929.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.