Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Creston, NC · Ashe County. Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$247,000
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
49/100
Pond Mountain Volunteer 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 C
26 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 D
$9,500 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Creston, NC (Ashe County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,822 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $247,000.

  • National personnel rank #12,822 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #754 of 932
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Ashe County

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 00509 · Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,822
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Iron Gate Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $247K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Iron Gate Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Creston, NC
FDID
00509

FEMA Grant History

$247K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV02954 $247,000

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #754 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,822 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Ashe County HIFLD mix around Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Ashe County: 10 departments, 188 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Iron Gate Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Fleetwood · volunteer
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department
Jefferson · volunteer
Warrensville Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Warrensville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Iron Gate Volunteer Fire Department, VA 26 Baker Rural Fire Protection District - Pine Creek Lane, OR 26 Tenmile Rural Fire Protection District, OR 26 Central Coventry Fire District, RI 26 Greens Crossroad Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 Seven Springs Volunteer Fire Company, PA 26 Butler Fire Department, MO 26 Aura Volunteer Fire Department, MI 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue have?

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,822 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #754 of 932 by personnel.

Does Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue operate?

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue?

Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Ashe County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $247,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.