Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue

Southern Pines, NC · Moore County. Southern Pines Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+46%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$533,240
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Southern Pines Fire and Rescue

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
38 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 C
$14,033 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Southern Pines, NC (Moore County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,869 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $533,240.

  • National personnel rank #6,869 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #351 of 932
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Moore County

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 06381 · Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, NC 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,869
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ White Lake Townsh…
  • FEMA-MID $533K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: White Lake Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Southern Pines, NC
FDID
06381

FEMA Grant History

$533K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00390 $542,111.62
2010 EMW2009FH00169 $-8,872

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Southern Pines Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #351 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,869 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 46% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue is 7.4% of Moore County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 511 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: White Lake Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aberdeen Fire and Rescue Department
Aberdeen · volunteer
Carthage Volunteer Fire Department
Carthage · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

White Lake Township Fire Department, MI 38 Uniopolis Volunteer Fire Department, OH 38 Eldon Fire Department, MO 38 Winterboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL 38 El Cerrito Fire Department, CA 38 South Orange Fire Department, NJ 38 Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station, CT 38 Black Hawk Fire Department, CO 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southern Pines Fire and Rescue have?

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,869 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #351 of 932 by personnel.

Does Southern Pines Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Southern Pines Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Southern Pines Fire and Rescue operate?

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Southern Pines Fire and Rescue?

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Moore County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Southern Pines Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Southern Pines Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $533,239.62 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.