Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department

Durham, NC · Durham County. Redwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+115%
vs. North Carolina average
3
stations
$189,129
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
23/100
Redwood 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
18.7 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
$3,377 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 3 stations

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Durham, NC (Durham County), with 3 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,036 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $189,129.

  • National personnel rank #3,036 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #90 of 932
  • 5.36 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Durham County

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 03208 · Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,036
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Great Barrington
  • FEMA-LIGHT $189K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Great Barrington Fire Department, MA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Durham, NC
FDID
03208

FEMA Grant History

$189K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-12034 $189,129

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Redwood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #90 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,036 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 115% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Durham County HIFLD mix around Redwood Volunteer Fire Department

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

5.36 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Great Barrington Fire Department, MA (+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 career peers near 56 personnel

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

Great Barrington Fire Department, MA 56 Portage Fire Department, MI 56 Chews Landing Fire Department, NJ 56 Scotland Volunteer Fire Department, CT 56 Bremerton Fire Department, WA 56 Longview Fire Department, WA 56 Addison Fire Department, TX 56 Belleville Fire Department, IL 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Redwood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 115% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,036 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #90 of 932 by personnel.

Does Redwood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Redwood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Redwood Volunteer Fire Department?

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Durham County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Redwood Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Redwood Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $189,129 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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