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Simpson Rural Fire Department

Grimesland, NC · Pitt County. Simpson Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Simpson Rural Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$214,040
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
Simpson Rural 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 A
39 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
$5,488 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
39 personnel · 1 station

Simpson Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grimesland, NC (Pitt County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,608 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $214,040.

  • National personnel rank #6,608 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #333 of 932
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Pitt County

Simpson Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 07432 · Simpson Rural Fire Department, NC 39 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,608
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Caldwell Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $214K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Grimesland, NC
FDID
07432

FEMA Grant History

$214K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00970 $163,140
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00084 $50,900.07

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Simpson Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #333 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,608 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Simpson Rural Fire Department is 4.8% of Pitt County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 819 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 43% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ayden Fire Department
Ayden · volunteer
Bell Arthur Volunteer Fire Department
Bell Arthur · volunteer
Belvoir Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Black Jack Volunteer Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Eastern Pines Fire Department
Greenville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 39 Ellery Center Volunteer Fire Department, NY 39 Hudson Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 39 Eureka Springs Fire Department, AR 39 New Albany Volunteer Fire Company, PA 39 Mount Orab Fire Department, OH 39 Franklin-Bingham Fire Department, MI 39 Norton Shores Fire Department, MI 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Simpson Rural Fire Department have?

Simpson Rural Fire Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,608 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #333 of 932 by personnel.

Does Simpson Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Simpson Rural Fire Department operate?

Simpson Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Simpson Rural Fire Department?

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

Has Simpson Rural Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Simpson Rural Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $214,040.07 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.