Department profile

Volunteer

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated

Snow Hill, NC · Greene County. Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+15%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$210,403
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
49/100
Snow Hill Rural 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 B
30 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 D
$7,013 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Snow Hill, NC (Greene County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,720 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $210,403.

  • National personnel rank #10,720 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #627 of 932
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Greene County

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 04004 · Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,720
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Labadieville Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $210K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Labadieville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Snow Hill, NC
FDID
04004

FEMA Grant History

$210K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-07649 $179,048
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01704 $31,355

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #627 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,720 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Greene County HIFLD mix around Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated

Greene County: 12 departments, 186 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 58% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Labadieville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bull Head Rural Fire Association
Stantonsburg · other
Jason Rural Fire Association
La Grange · other
Maury Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Maury · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Labadieville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 30 Centerville Fire Department, IA 30 Highfill Fire Department, AR 30 City of Beaver Falls Fire Department, PA 30 Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Beaver Lake Fire Department, AR 30 Darlington Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 Pierre Part/Belle River Volunteer Fire Department, LA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated have?

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,720 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #627 of 932 by personnel.

Does Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated 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 Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated?

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

Has Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $210,403 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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