Department profile

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Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Holly Ridge, NC · Onslow County. Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the North Carolina average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+19%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Turkey Creek 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 B
31 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
31 personnel · 1 station

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Holly Ridge, NC (Onslow County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,777 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,777 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #585 of 932
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 23 other listed departments in Onslow County

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 06718 · Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NC 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,777
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Albans City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saint Albans City Fire Department, VT (+ 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
Holly Ridge, NC
FDID
06718

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #585 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,777 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is 6.0% of Onslow County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 520 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saint Albans City Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Saint Albans City Fire Department, VT 31 Fairford Volunteer Fire Department, AL 31 McIntosh Volunteer Fire Department, AL 31 Allendale Township Fire Department, MI 31 West Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue, MT 31 Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire Company, PA 31 Stonewall Fire Protection District - Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department, CO 31 Antioch Volunteer Fire Department, GA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,777 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #585 of 932 by personnel.

Does Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Onslow 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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