North Carolina volunteer fire departments

Name: Top 20 Volunteer fire departments in North Carolina
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There are 910 volunteer firefighters companies in North Carolina. Combined, these North Carolinian volunteer fire departments employ 9,958 people, earn more than $617 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.

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Volunteer fire departments by major North Carolina cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Charlotte	108	2,564	$109,251,253	$260,718,960
Winston-Salem	75	790	$40,757,840	$107,982,711
Asheville	60	1,055	$83,510,359	$177,206,740
Hickory	48	467	$22,965,366	$69,286,274
Fayetteville, NC	48	772	$42,640,971	$94,715,768
Greensboro	46	674	$43,520,343	$90,298,649
Durham	43	486	$38,434,717	$92,416,818
Raleigh	41	879	$49,568,283	$79,361,257
Rocky Mount	26	146	$10,033,175	$31,560,851
New Bern	25	0	$9,278,393	$33,338,084

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Job trends for North Carolina volunteer fire departments

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	289
1-10	187
11-25	154
26-100	156
101 to 1,000	4
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in North Carolina volunteer fire departments is driven by large organizations like Pender Ems and Fire, Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, Northern Wake Volunteer Fire Department, Huntersville Fire Department, and Garner Volunteer Fire-Rescue.

Sizes of volunteer fire departments in North Carolina

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	219
$250k to $1M	479
$1M to $5M	135
$5M to $25M	11
$25M to $100M	0
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Pender Ems and Fire, Garner Volunteer Fire-Rescue, Skyland Fire and Rescue, North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, and Mills River Fire and Rescue earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in North Carolina volunteer fire departments.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 43.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in North Carolina volunteer fire departments with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of volunteer fire departments in North Carolina

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North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department

North Chatham VFD provides fire, rescue and first responder services for Chatham and Orange counties, making over 2,000 calls yearly.

Revenue

$8.8m

Assets

$16.3m

Employees

EIN

58-1412893

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pender Ems and Fire

Pender Ems and Fire provides 24/7 emergency transport services and fire protection in Pender county, NC. They are a public safety leader.

Revenue

$20.3m

Assets

$22.2m

Employees

237

EIN

81-0567043

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Huntersville Fire Department

Huntersville Fire Department is a volunteer firefighters company in Huntersville, NC whose mission is: To provide Fire protection for the town of Huntersville, mecklenburg county, north carolina.

Revenue

$6.1m

Assets

$10.4m

Employees

116

EIN

58-1744247

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Skyland Fire and Rescue

The department provided 24 hour coverage 365 days to the citizens of the Skyland Fire districts , and responded to those in need of emergency fire, first responder medical or standby protections.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$17.2m

Employees

EIN

56-0840361

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Enka-Candler Fire and Rescue Department

Enka-Candler Fire and Rescue Department responds to thousands of calls, saving life and property while educating the community on safety.

Revenue

$5.2m

Assets

$10.6m

Employees

EIN

52-1540289

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pinecroft-Sedgefield Fire District

PSFD provides fire protection for 52 sq miles in Guilford County, NC, with core values of service, bravery, honor, and preparedness.

Revenue

$5.0m

Assets

$6.6m

Employees

EIN

56-0590726

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department

"Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department offers Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services to the community. It operates four stations within its Fire district and provides first responder services.".

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$15.7m

Employees

129

EIN

58-1464796

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mills River Fire and Rescue

Mills River Fire and Rescue provides fire protection and EMT/first responder services to the Mills River community in Henderson County.

Revenue

$8.6m

Assets

$20.5m

Employees

EIN

56-1120110

IRS type

501(c)(3)

East Lincoln Fire Department Station #3

East Lincoln Fire Department Station #3 serves the eastern portions of Lincoln County and provides emergency services designed to protect lives and property. The station is located in Stanley, NC.

Revenue

$6.7m

Assets

$14.4m

Employees

EIN

56-1474558

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Orange Rural Fire Department No 1

To safely and efficiently mitigate Fire, ems and rescue emergencies by providing public education, prevention and emergency response.

Revenue

$5.1m

Assets

$13.9m

Employees

EIN

56-1301996

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wilson's Mills Fire and Rescue Department

Wilson's Mills Fire and Rescue Department fights fires, rescues people from hazardous materials, provides medical services, and promotes community safety.

Revenue

$2.2m

Assets

$5.3m

Employees

EIN

56-1263483

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Benhaven Emergency Services

Benhaven Emergency Services provides emergency services through programs such as fire and rescue services. The organization is comprised of ambulance and emergency medical transport services to fulfill its mission.

Revenue

$2.5m

Assets

$2.8m

Employees

EIN

56-1330747

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hemby Bridge Volunteer Fire Department

To establish, operate, and maintain a Fire Department or departments including affiliated emergency and rescue services for general public benefit in and about union county, north carolina.

Revenue

$3.2m

Assets

$13.5m

Employees

EIN

56-1144463

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oak Ridge Fire and Rescue Company

Volunteer fire and rescue department providing services to a rural community of 7500 people in Oak Ridge, NC.

Revenue

$2.5m

Assets

$4.8m

Employees

EIN

58-1403683

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue

Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue provides fire protection services as a combination fire department, responding to over 2,000 calls in 2021.

Revenue

$2.4m

Assets

$4.3m

Employees

EIN

56-1592635

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department

Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department provides fire and rescue services within the department's service area. The department serves the community of Lewisville, NC and the surrounding area, offering essential emergency response support to those in need.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$4.8m

Employees

EIN

56-7400562

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Steele Creek Fire Department

Steele Creek Fire Department provides fire and first responder medical services to businesses and residents in a 26 sq mi district.

Revenue

$4.4m

Assets

$4.0m

Employees

EIN

56-1964419

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Troutman Fire Department

Emergency firefighting and rescue services for the general public benefit in the Troutman community and the barringer and fallstown townships.

Revenue

$2.5m

Assets

$8.9m

Employees

EIN

23-7422021

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Riceville Volunteer Fire Department

Riceville Volunteer Fire Department is a volunteer firefighters company in Asheville, NC whose mission is: Provides fire protection and rescue services for the Riceville community of Western North Carolina.

Revenue

$2.3m

Assets

$4.0m

Employees

EIN

58-1318017

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Northern Wake Volunteer Fire Department

Northern Wake Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection services for the Northern Wake Fire district in Wake County, North Carolina. It pursues its mission of providing such services with its base located in Raleigh, NC.

Revenue

$4.9m

Assets

$1.6m

Employees

119

EIN

56-6064520

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "M24: Fire Prevention, Protection, Control" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

North Carolina volunteer fire departments

Volunteer fire departments by major North Carolina cities

Job trends for North Carolina volunteer fire departments

Sizes of volunteer fire departments in North Carolina

Directory of volunteer fire departments in North Carolina

North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department

Pender Ems and Fire

Huntersville Fire Department

Skyland Fire and Rescue

Enka-Candler Fire and Rescue Department

Pinecroft-Sedgefield Fire District

Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department

Mills River Fire and Rescue

East Lincoln Fire Department Station #3

Orange Rural Fire Department No 1

Wilson's Mills Fire and Rescue Department

Benhaven Emergency Services

Hemby Bridge Volunteer Fire Department

Oak Ridge Fire and Rescue Company

Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue

Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department

Steele Creek Fire Department

Troutman Fire Department

Riceville Volunteer Fire Department

Northern Wake Volunteer Fire Department

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