Department profile

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Warsaw Fire Department

Warsaw, NC · Duplin County. Warsaw Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 37%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$562,910
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Warsaw 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
35 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 C
$16,083 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Warsaw Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Warsaw, NC (Duplin County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,198 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $562,910.

  • National personnel rank #8,198 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #447 of 932
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Duplin County

Warsaw Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 03117 · Warsaw Fire Department, NC 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,198
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rustburg Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $563K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rustburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Warsaw, NC
FDID
03117

FEMA Grant History

$563K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00180 $562,910

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Warsaw Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #447 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,198 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Warsaw Fire Department is 7.2% 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.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rustburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albertson Volunteer Fire Department
Albertson · volunteer
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 35 personnel

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

Rustburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 Turtle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, FL 35 Magnolia Road Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 35 Blue Ridge Fire District Doing Business AS Blue Ridge Fire Department, AZ 35 Jeromesville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, MT 35 Riverton Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Warsaw Fire Department have?

Warsaw Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,198 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #447 of 932 by personnel.

Does Warsaw Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Warsaw Fire Department operate?

Warsaw Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Warsaw Fire Department?

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

Has Warsaw Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Warsaw Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $562,910 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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