Department profile

Volunteer

Selma Fire Department

Selma, NC · Johnston County. Selma Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Selma Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$338,309
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
56/100
Selma 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 C
27 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 C
$12,530 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Selma Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Selma, NC (Johnston County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,283 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $338,309.

  • National personnel rank #12,283 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #722 of 932
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Johnston County

Selma Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 05120 · Selma Fire Department, NC 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,283
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ray Township Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $338K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ray Township Fire and Rescue, 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
Selma, NC
FDID
05120

FEMA Grant History

$338K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00235 $83,793
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00245 $254,516.45

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Selma Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #722 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,283 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Selma Fire Department is 4.3% of Johnston County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 623 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ray Township Fire and Rescue, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Benson Fire Department
Benson · volunteer
Brogden Volunteer Fire Department
Smithfield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Ray Township Fire and Rescue, MI 27 Union Grove Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 Kill Buck Fire Department, NY 27 Dexter Fire and Rescue, NM 27 Nixon Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 Coolville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 27 Fremont Rural Fire Department, NE 27 Ford Volunteer Fire Department, VA 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Selma Fire Department have?

Selma Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,283 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #722 of 932 by personnel.

Does Selma Fire Department provide EMS services?

Selma 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 Selma Fire Department operate?

Selma Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Selma Fire Department?

Selma Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Johnston County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Selma Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Selma Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $338,309.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.