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Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Taylorsville, NC · Alexander County. Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+58%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
84/100
Sugarloaf Volunteer 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 A
41 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Taylorsville, NC (Alexander County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,794 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,794 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #272 of 932
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Alexander County

Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 00205 · Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,794
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prichard
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Prichard 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
Taylorsville, NC
FDID
00205

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #272 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,794 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 58% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Alexander County HIFLD mix around Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Alexander County: 8 departments, 217 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department
Stony Point · volunteer
Wittenburg Volunteer Fire Department
Taylorsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Prichard Fire Department, AL 41 Greenbackville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41 Reedsport Volunteer Fire Department, OR 41 Oak Harbor Fire Department, WA 41 Buxton Fire Department, ME 41 Byron Fire Department and Ambulance, IL 41 Columbus Volunteer Fire Department, TX 41 Corinth Volunteer Fire Department, ME 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 58% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,794 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #272 of 932 by personnel.

Does Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Alexander 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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