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Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department

Grover, NC · Cleveland County. Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+19%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$180,667
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
48/100
Number 3 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 B
31 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$5,828 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grover, NC (Cleveland County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,678 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,667.

  • National personnel rank #9,678 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #571 of 932
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Cleveland County

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 02303 · Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department, NC 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,678
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Potterville-Bento…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Potterville-Benton Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, 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
Grover, NC
FDID
02303

FEMA Grant History

$181K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-08067 $180,666.66

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #571 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,678 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department is 6.1% of Cleveland County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 510 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 30% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Potterville-Benton Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department
Kings Mountain · volunteer
Boiling Springs City Volunteer Fire Department
Boiling Springs · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Potterville-Benton Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, MI 31 Sharps Hill Volunteer Fire Department, PA 31 Monetta Fire Department, SC 31 Excelsior Springs Fire Department, MO 31 Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA 31 Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department, PA 31 Duquesne Volunteer Fire Department, PA 31 Linwood Volunteer Fire Department, MN 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department have?

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,678 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #571 of 932 by personnel.

Does Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department?

Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cleveland County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Number 3 Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,666.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.