Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Wilson Fire Rescue Department

Wilson, NC · Wilson County. Wilson Fire Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 87 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.

87
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wilson Fire Rescue Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Carolina average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+235%
vs. North Carolina average
5
stations

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
30/100
Wilson Fire Rescue 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 D
17.4 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
87 personnel · 5 stations

Wilson Fire Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Wilson, NC (Wilson County), with 5 stations and 87 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,253 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,253 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #24 of 932
  • 5.75 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Wilson County

Wilson Fire Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

87 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 09810 · Wilson Fire Rescue Department, NC 87 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 87
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,253
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Salem
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Salem Fire Department, MA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Wilson, NC
FDID
09810

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Wilson Fire Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #24 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,253 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 235% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster weight

Wilson Fire Rescue Department carries 33.6% of Wilson County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (259 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.75 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 87 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Salem Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Baker Town Fire Department
Elm City · other
Sanoca Rural Fire District
Saratoga · volunteer
All NC departments →

Nationwide career peers near 87 personnel

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

Salem Fire Department, MA 87 Central County Fire and Rescue, MO 87 Upper Black Eddy Fire Company, PA 87 Fort Stewart Fire Department, GA 87 West Orange Fire Department Fire House 1, NJ 87 Seminole Fire Rescue, FL 87 Natick Fire Department, MA 87 Yarmouth Fire Department, MA 87

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wilson Fire Rescue Department have?

Wilson Fire Rescue Department has 87 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 235% above the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,253 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #24 of 932 by personnel.

Does Wilson Fire Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wilson Fire Rescue Department operate?

Wilson Fire Rescue Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wilson Fire Rescue Department?

Wilson Fire Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Wilson County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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