Department profile

Volunteer

Wallace Fire Department

Wallace, NC · Duplin County. Wallace Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Wallace Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Carolina average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+58%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$229,805
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
56/100
Wallace 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
41 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 D
$5,605 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 1 station

Wallace Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wallace, NC (Duplin County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,808 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $229,805.

  • National personnel rank #5,808 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #274 of 932
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Duplin County

Wallace Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 03116 · Wallace Fire Department, NC 41 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,808
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Willingboro
  • FEMA-LIGHT $230K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Willingboro Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Wallace, NC
FDID
03116

FEMA Grant History

$230K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00430 $229,805

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Wallace Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #274 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,808 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 58% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Wallace Fire Department is 8.5% of Duplin County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 485 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 30% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Willingboro Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albertson Volunteer Fire Department
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Chinquapin Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Chinquapin · volunteer
Fountaintown Fire Department
Chinquapin · volunteer
Kenansville Fire Incorporated
Kenansville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Willingboro Fire Department, NJ 41 Portsmouth Fire Department, RI 41 Larkspur Fire Protection District, CO 41 Wood-Ridge Fire Department / Wood-Ridge Fire Department Emergency Squad, NJ 41 Sullivan Fire Protection District, MO 41 Gladwin Rural Urban Fire Department, MI 41 Gasburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41 Manchester Fire Department, VT 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wallace Fire Department have?

Wallace Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 58% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,808 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #274 of 932 by personnel.

Does Wallace Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wallace Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Wallace Fire Department operate?

Wallace Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wallace Fire Department?

Wallace Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Duplin County, NC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Wallace Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wallace Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $229,805 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,534 fire departments with 40,350 total personnel. 57% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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