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Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department

Durham, NC · Durham County. Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 134 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.

134
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+415%
vs. North Carolina average
3
stations
$192,328
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
50/100
Parkwood 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
44.7 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 F
$1,435 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
134 personnel · 3 stations

Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Durham, NC (Durham County), with 3 stations and 134 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #533 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $192,328.

  • National personnel rank #533 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #14 of 932
  • 2.24 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Durham County

Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

134 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 03205 · Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC 134 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 134
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #533
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Joseph
  • FEMA-LIGHT $192K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saint Joseph Fire Department, MO (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Durham, NC
FDID
03205

FEMA Grant History

$192K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FO05417 $192,328

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #14 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #533 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 415% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Durham County HIFLD mix around Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department

Durham County: 10 departments, 550 personnel (2 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.24 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 134 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saint Joseph Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bahama Fire and Rescue
Rougemont · other
Bahama Fire and Rescue
Bahama · volunteer
Durham Fire Department
Chapel Hill · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 134 personnel

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

Saint Joseph Fire Department, MO 134 Farmington Hills Fire Department, MI 134 Jasper County Fire Department, SC 134 Duluth Fire Department, MN 134 Windsor Volunteer Fire Department - Wilson Station, CT 135 Lee Chambers Fire Department, AL 133 Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue, WA 133 Grampian-Penn-Bloom Volunteer Fire Company, PA 135

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department has 134 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 415% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #533 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #14 of 932 by personnel.

Does Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $192,328 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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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