Department profile

Volunteer

Whiteville Fire Department

Whiteville, NC · Columbus County. Whiteville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Whiteville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the North Carolina average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-19%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station
$316,636
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
48/100
Whiteville 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 C
21 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 C
$15,078 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Whiteville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Whiteville, NC (Columbus County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,608 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $316,636.

  • National personnel rank #16,608 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #898 of 932
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Columbus County

Whiteville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 02412 · Whiteville Fire Department, NC 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,608
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Highland Home Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $317K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Highland Home Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL (+ 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
Whiteville, NC
FDID
02412

FEMA Grant History

$317K
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW-2012-FO-0134 $316,636

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

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Whiteville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #898 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,608 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Whiteville Fire Department is 5.0% of Columbus County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 416 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Highland Home Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chadbourn-Klondyke Fire and Rescue
Chadbourn · volunteer
Fair Bluff Fire and Rescue Squad
Fair Bluff · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Highland Home Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL 21 Mount Morris Fire, MI 21 Gower Fire Protection District, MO 21 Readsboro Fire Department, VT 21 Roxand Township Fire Department, MI 21 Bellevue Community Fire Department, MI 21 Trimble Volunteer Fire Department, AL 21 West Point Volunteer Fire Department, AL 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whiteville Fire Department have?

Whiteville Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,608 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #898 of 932 by personnel.

Does Whiteville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Whiteville 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 Whiteville Fire Department operate?

Whiteville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whiteville Fire Department?

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

Has Whiteville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Whiteville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $316,636 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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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