Surf City Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Surf City Volunteer Fire Department

Surf City Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Hampstead, within Pender County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 34 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. North Carolina has 1,534 registered fire departments and 40,350 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Surf City Volunteer Fire Department runs 31% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 62,800 fires, 131 fire deaths, and 57% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Surf City Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $310,032 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.