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Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Pantego, NC · Beaufort County. Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+92%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$165,424
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
54/100
Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
50 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
$3,308 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Pantego, NC (Beaufort County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,018 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,424.

  • National personnel rank #4,018 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #151 of 932
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Beaufort County

Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 00715 · Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,018
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Douglas Cou…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Douglas County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OR (+ 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
Pantego, NC
FDID
00715

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02163 $165,423.8

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #151 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,018 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Beaufort County HIFLD mix around Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Beaufort County: 17 departments, 346 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 53% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Douglas County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bath Volunteer Fire Department
Bath · volunteer
Belhaven Fire and Rescue
Belhaven · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

North Douglas County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OR 50 Renner Fire Rescue, SD 50 Bendersville Community Fire Company, PA 50 Flintstone Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 50 Medusa Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50 Buchanan Valley Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 Alamosa Fire Department, CO 50 Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, OR 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,018 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #151 of 932 by personnel.

Does Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Beaufort County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,423.8 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.

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