Department profile

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Town of Shallotte Fire Department

Shallotte, NC · Brunswick County. Town of Shallotte Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Town of Shallotte Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Carolina average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+12%
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
19/100
Town of Shallotte 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
14.5 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
29 personnel · 2 stations

Town of Shallotte Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Shallotte, NC (Brunswick County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,247 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,247 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #666 of 932
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Brunswick County

Town of Shallotte Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 01008 · Town of Shallotte Fire Department, NC 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,247
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Garretson Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Garretson Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Shallotte, NC
FDID
01008

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW2007FF01098 $-140,226

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Town of Shallotte Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #666 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,247 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Town of Shallotte Fire Department is 5.5% of Brunswick County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 529 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Garretson Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bald Head Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue
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Leland Fire and Rescue
Leland · volunteer
Navassa Volunteer Fire Department
Navassa · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Garretson Volunteer Fire Department, SD 29 Decatur Fire Department, IN 29 South Foster Fire Department, RI 29 Valley Falls Fire Department, RI 29 Green Pond Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 Spring Garden Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 Holts Summit Fire Protection District, MO 29 Nancy Fire Department, KY 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Town of Shallotte Fire Department have?

Town of Shallotte Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,247 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #666 of 932 by personnel.

Does Town of Shallotte Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Town of Shallotte Fire Department operate?

Town of Shallotte Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Town of Shallotte Fire Department?

Town of Shallotte Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brunswick County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Town of Shallotte Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Town of Shallotte Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-140,226 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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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