Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Tarboro Fire Department

Tarboro, NC · Edgecombe County. Tarboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tarboro Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Tarboro Fire Department

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 F
13.5 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
27 personnel · 2 stations

Tarboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Tarboro, NC (Edgecombe County), with 2 stations and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,319 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,319 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #724 of 932
  • 7.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Edgecombe County

Tarboro Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 03309 · Tarboro Fire Department, NC 27 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,319
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dove Creek Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+ 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
Tarboro, NC
FDID
03309

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Tarboro Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #724 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,319 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Tarboro Fire Department is 8.3% of Edgecombe County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 325 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 27 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Pinetops Volunteer Fire Department
Pinetops · volunteer
Rocky Mount Fire Department
Rocky Mount · career
All NC departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Dove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, CO 27 Samson Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 Maddock Rural Fire Protection District, ND 27 Rainbow City Fire Department, AL 27 Ashtabula Fire Department, OH 27 Glenwood Springs Fire Department, CO 27 Muscle Shoals Fire Department, AL 27 Eastpointe Fire and Rescue, MI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tarboro Fire Department have?

Tarboro Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,319 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #724 of 932 by personnel.

Does Tarboro Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tarboro Fire Department operate?

Tarboro Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tarboro Fire Department?

Tarboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Edgecombe County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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