Department profile

Volunteer

Winton Volunteer Fire Department

Winton, NC · Hertford County. Winton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Winton 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

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
62/100
Winton 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
28 personnel · 1 station

Winton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Winton, NC (Hertford 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 #11,884 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,884 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #700 of 932
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Hertford County

Winton 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 04608 · Winton Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,884
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clementon Fire Re…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clementon Fire Rescue, NJ (+ 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
Winton, NC
FDID
04608

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Winton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #700 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,884 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 fringe

Winton Volunteer Fire Department is 6.1% of Hertford County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 458 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 44% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Clementon Fire Rescue, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ahoskie Fire Department
Ahoskie · volunteer
Murfreesboro Fire Department
Murfreesboro · volunteer
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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.

Clementon Fire Rescue, NJ 28 Madison Township Fire Department, MI 28 Shelburne Volunteer Fire Department, VT 28 Newberry Fire Department, MI 28 Beaver Valley Fire Department, AZ 28 Harmon Fire Department, AR 28 Asbury Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Mount Hope Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Winton 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 #11,884 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #700 of 932 by personnel.

Does Winton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Winton Volunteer 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 Winton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Winton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Winton Volunteer Fire Department?

Winton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hertford 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.

Related guides

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