Department profile

Volunteer

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department

Old Fort, NC · Mcdowell County. The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+54%
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
83/100
The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer 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 A
40 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 1 station

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Old Fort, NC (Mcdowell County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,363 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,363 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #318 of 932
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Mcdowell County

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 05611 · The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #6,363
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aurora Rural
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aurora Rural Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Old Fort, NC
FDID
05611

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #318 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,363 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Mcdowell County HIFLD mix around The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department

Mcdowell County: 11 departments, 231 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Aurora Rural Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Marion Fire Department
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Nebo Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Aurora Rural Fire Department, MO 40 Ash Township Fire Department, MI 40 Jacobs Ranch Coal Company - Fire Brigade, WY 40 Sheridan Community Fire Department, MI 40 Belle Plaine Fire Station, IA 40 Neel Volunteer Fire Department, AL 40 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 40 Priceville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,363 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #318 of 932 by personnel.

Does The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department?

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mcdowell 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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