Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sunny View Fire and Rescue

Mill Spring, NC · Polk County. Sunny View Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 38%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. North Carolina average
2
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Sunny View 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 D
17 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
34 personnel · 2 stations

Sunny View Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Mill Spring, NC (Polk County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,516 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,516 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #480 of 932
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Polk County

Sunny View Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 07505 · Sunny View Fire and Rescue, NC 34 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,516
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elk Creek Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Mill Spring, NC
FDID
07505

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Sunny View Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #480 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,516 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Polk County HIFLD mix around Sunny View Fire and Rescue

Polk County: 9 departments, 204 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department
Mill Spring · volunteer
Town of Columbus Fire Department
Columbus · volunteer
Tryon Volunteer Fire Department
Tryon · volunteer
All NC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34 Stella Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, MO 34 Palisade Fire Department, CO 34 Roseland Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 34 Rocky Mount Fire Protection District, MO 34 Erin Fire Department, NY 34 Brillion Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Wellington Fire Protection District, CO 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sunny View Fire and Rescue have?

Sunny View Fire and Rescue has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,516 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #480 of 932 by personnel.

Does Sunny View Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sunny View Fire and Rescue operate?

Sunny View Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sunny View Fire and Rescue?

Sunny View Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Polk 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.