Department profile

Volunteer

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department

Willard, NC · Pender County. Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 47%
national personnel size
+15%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Penderlea 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 D
15 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 2 stations

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Willard, NC (Pender County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,555 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,555 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #617 of 932
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Pender County

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 07106 · Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,555
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rogers City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rogers City Fire Department, 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
Willard, NC
FDID
07106

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #617 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,555 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department is 5.9% of Pender County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 512 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rogers City Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Atkinson Fire Department
Atkinson · volunteer
Burgaw Fire Department
Burgaw · volunteer
Sloop Point Fire Department
Hampstead · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Rogers City Fire Department, MI 30 Columbus Rural Fire Department, ND 30 Friendship Fire Company, PA 30 West Bryan County Fire Department, OK 30 Bigfork Fire Department, MT 30 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Northwest Harris Volunteer Fire Department, GA 30 Whitefish Fire Department, MT 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department have?

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,555 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #617 of 932 by personnel.

Does Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Penderlea 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 Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department?

Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pender 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.

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