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Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated

Stem, NC · Granville County. Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station

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
Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services 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 C
25 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Stem, NC (Granville County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,018 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,018 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #812 of 932
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Granville County

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 03911 · Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated, NC 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,018
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Skyline Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Skyline Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Stem, NC
FDID
03911

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #812 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,018 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated is 6.2% of Granville County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 406 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 29% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Skyline Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Skyline Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department - Higdon Station, AL 25 Climax Township Fire Department, MI 25 Kalkaska Township Fire Department, MI 25 East Maine Fire Company Incorporated, NY 25 Rocky Branch Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Cleveland Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 25 Grass Lake-Charter Township Fire Department, MI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated have?

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,018 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #812 of 932 by personnel.

Does Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated operate?

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated?

Stem Community Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Granville County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,534 fire departments with 40,350 total personnel. 57% are volunteer departments.

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