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Westfield Volunteer Fire Department

Pilot Mountain, NC · Surry County. Westfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Westfield Volunteer 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

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
84/100
Westfield 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 A
41 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pilot Mountain, NC (Surry 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 #5,814 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,814 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #275 of 932
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Surry County

Westfield Volunteer 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 08673 · Westfield Volunteer Fire Department, NC 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,814
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stowe
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stowe 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
Pilot Mountain, NC
FDID
08673

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Westfield Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #275 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,814 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 geometry

Surry County HIFLD mix around Westfield Volunteer Fire Department

Surry County: 21 departments, 309 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Stowe Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Dobson Fire Department
Dobson · volunteer
Elkin Fire Department
Elkin · volunteer
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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.

Stowe Fire Department, VT 41 Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41 Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department - Okeana Station, OH 41 Mohave Valley Fire Department, AZ 41 Orange City Fire Department, FL 41 Chilton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 41 Woodbury Fire Department, NJ 41 Independence Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Westfield Volunteer Fire Department have?

Westfield Volunteer 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 #5,814 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #275 of 932 by personnel.

Does Westfield Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Westfield Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Westfield Volunteer Fire Department?

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Surry 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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