Department profile

Volunteer

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department

Polkville, NC · Cleveland County. Polkville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+42%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
80/100
Polkville 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
37 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
37 personnel · 1 station

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Polkville, NC (Cleveland County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,118 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,118 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #372 of 932
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Cleveland County

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department 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 02313 · Polkville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,118
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Duquesne Annex Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Polkville, NC
FDID
02313

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Polkville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #372 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,118 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department is 7.3% 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.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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 37 personnel

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

Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Company, PA 37 Bath Fire Department, SC 37 City of Fenton Fire Department, MI 37 Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, PA 37 Fenton Township Fire and Rescue, MI 37 Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, CT 37 Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, AL 37 Willington Fire Department Incorporated 1, CT 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Polkville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department 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 #7,118 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #372 of 932 by personnel.

Does Polkville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Polkville 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 Polkville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Polkville Volunteer Fire Department?

Polkville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cleveland 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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