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Warne Volunteer Fire Department

Warne, NC · Clay County. Warne Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

47th pct.
national personnel size
+8%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$51,554
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
36/100
Warne 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
28 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 F
$1,841 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Warne Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Warne, NC (Clay County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,860 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $51,554.

  • National personnel rank #11,860 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #697 of 932
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Clay County

Warne Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 02204 · Warne Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,860
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Neville Island Ge…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $52K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Neville Island General Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Warne, NC
FDID
02204

FEMA Grant History

$52K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FF00474 $51,554

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Warne Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #697 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,860 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster geometry

Clay County HIFLD mix around Warne Volunteer Fire Department

Clay County: 5 departments, 160 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Neville Island General Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Clay County Fire and Rescue
Hayesville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Neville Island General Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Crossett Fire Department Paramedic, AR 28 East Hartland Volunteer Fire Department, CT 28 Simms Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28 North Haines Volunteer Fire Department, SD 28 Looking Glass Regional Fire Authority, MI 28 Battleground Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Bath Charter Township Fire Department, MI 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Warne Volunteer Fire Department have?

Warne Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,860 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #697 of 932 by personnel.

Does Warne Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Warne Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Warne Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Warne Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Warne Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Warne Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $51,554 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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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