Department profile

Volunteer

Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Wilson, NC · Wilson County. Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 38%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$28,740
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
43/100
Silver Lake 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
34 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 F
$845 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wilson, NC (Wilson County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,497 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $28,740.

  • National personnel rank #8,497 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #478 of 932
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Wilson County

Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 09807 · Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,497
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carrollton Villag…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $29K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carrollton Village Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Wilson, NC
FDID
09807

FEMA Grant History

$29K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00717 $28,740

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #478 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,497 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Wilson County HIFLD mix around Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Wilson County: 14 departments, 259 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 36% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carrollton Village Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Baker Town Fire Department
Elm City · other
Sanoca Rural Fire District
Saratoga · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Carrollton Village Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Mercer Road Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Sarver Volunteer Fire Company, PA 34 Wenham Fire Department, MA 34 Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34 Waverly Fire Department, IA 34 Fort Morgan Fire Department, CO 34 Franklin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department have?

Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,497 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #478 of 932 by personnel.

Does Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $28,740 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (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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