Pender County (NC)
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Fire Stations
Sta 11 - Atkinson - 110 1st Ave, Atkinson Sta 12 - Surf City Volunteer - 100 Deer Run Rd, Hampstead (closed eff 10/1/2013) Sta 13 - Maple Hill - 115 Maple Hill Rd, Maple Hill (Volunteer Fire Station) Sta 13 - Pender EMS & Fire - 5765 NC Hwy 50, Maple Hill (Engine 13 & Fire Medic/ALS 13) Sta 14 - Pender EMS & Fire - 19470 US Hwy 17 N, Hampstead (former Sloop Point FD) Sta 15 - Burgaw - 109 N Walker St, Burgaw Sta 16 - Pender EMS & Fire - 15840 US Hwy 17, Hampstead (former Hampstead FD) Sta 17-1 - Penderlea - 4005 NC Hwy 11, Willard Sta 17-2 - Penderlea/Watha 363 Watha Rd, Watha Sta 18 - Pender EMS & Fire - 11401 US Highway 17, Hampstead Sta 19 - Shiloh-Columbia - 19680 US Hwy 421, Burgaw (closed eff 6/2024) Sta 20 - Topsail Beach - 816 S Anderson Blvd, Topsail Beach Sta 21 - Pender EMS & Fire - 227 Scott Rd, Rocky Point (former Long-Creek Grady VFD) Sta 22-1 - Rocky Point - 1425 Porters Ln, Rocky Point Sta 22-2 - Rocky Point - US 117 Near NC 133, Rocky Point Sta 23 - Town of Surf City - 200 N Wilmington Ave, Surf City Sta 25 - Town of Surf City - Sta. 2, 100 Deer Run Rd Hampstead (Former Sta. 12) Sta 28 - Pender EMS & Fire - 1015 Island Creek Rd, Rocky Point Sta 29 - Pender EMS & Fire - 4849 US Hwy 421, Currie Sta 31 - Penderlea Fire Dept - 19680 US Hwy 421, Burgaw (Former Sta. 19 Shiloh-Columbia VFD) Stations 14, 16 & 21 merged with Pender EMS & Rescue (The current EMS & Rescue Station 13 operates with paid staff from Pender EMS & Fire and the Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Department responds with them with additional apparatus/personnel provider for Pender County) effective July 1 2013 to form Pender EMS & Fire. Station 12 - Surf City VFD ceased all operations effective 12:01am October 1 2013. The Northeast Pender Fire District is now covered by the Town of Surf City FD (Station 23).
Station 19 - Shiloh-Columbia Fire Department ceased all operations effective the first week of June 2024. An agreement with the County and Penderlea Fire Department reopened the station as Station 31.
Fire Unit Designations
Officers: xx01 - Chief of Department xx02 - Deputy/Asst. Chief xx03-xx10 - Asst. Chief/Line Officers (Captain, Lieutenant etc) xx11-xx49 - Firefighters/Auxiliary Personnel/Support Personnel Apparatus Numbering: Pender County has changed apparatus numbering. They now use Engine 13-1, Tanker 13, Brush 17, etc) The designations below are no longer used. xx50-xx59 - Engines (Pumpers) xx60-xx69 - Engines (Pumper/Tankers) xx70-xx79 - Tankers xx80-xx89 - Brush/Wildland Trucks xx90-xx99 - Service Vehicles (Utility, Support, Air/Light, Foam, Ladder, Rescue etc) The Pender EMS & Fire units (Stations 14 16 & 21) as well as Rocky Point (Station 22) have changed their apparatus numbering, as well as Rocky Point FD (Station 22). These numbers are ENGINE xx or ENGINE xx-x. The first part of the number is the station number, and if there are multiple types of the same apparatus, the dash and the second number is used as well. EMxx - Emergency Management/Fire Marshal's Office (EM1, EM2, etc) FMxx - Fire Marshal Units. Surf City, Topsail Beach and Burgaw are identified as FM23, FM20, FM15 etc) County units are FM1, FM2 etc) Chief 1 - Pender EMS & Fire Chief Chief 2 - Pender EMS & Fire Deputy Chief Chief 3 - Pender EMS & Fire Assistant Chief FIRE 1/2/300 - Pender EMS & Fire - On Duty Pender EMS & Fire Supervisor Battalion 1 - Pender EMS & Fire, Fire Administration/Operations Officer Battalion 2 - Pender EMS & Fire, Officer in charge Logistics & Volunteers Logistics x - Pender EMS & Fire, Logistics Officers Field Comm x - Field Communications Unit Training x - Training officers and personne MARINE xx - Fire Department operated Marine/Water Rescue craft (Ex: MARINE 14)
EMS & Rescue Units/Stations
Station 1 - Burgaw (Paramedic Ambulance & Rescue Truck) EMS1 & Rescue 1 Station 2 - Hampstead (Paramedic Ambulance & QRV) Station 4 - Topsail Beach (Paramedic Ambulance & Ocean Rescue) Station 5 - Union Rescue/Watha (Staffed by Union Personnel and Pender Medic) Station 6 - Surf City (Paramedic Ambulance & QRV) Station 7 - Rocky Point (Paramedic Ambulance & Headquarters) Station 9 - Atkinson (Paramedic Ambulance) Station 14 - Sloop Point Fire Station 14 (Paramedic Ambulance & Squad 14 (Rescue)) Station 17 - Penderlea (EMS 17) PTS X - Pender Transport Service (Convalescent Ambulances, X denotes unit number) Water 1/Ocean 1 - Ocean Rescue Swimmers, Topsail Beach/Surf City Water 2/Ocean 2 - Ocean Rescue Swimmers, Topsail Beach/Surf City Chief 1 - Pender EMS & Fire Chief Chief 2 - Pender EMS & Fire Deputy Chief Chief 3 - Pender EMS & Fire Assistant Chief EMS 100 - On Duty EMS Supervisor EMS 1xx - EMS Supervisors and ranking personnel EMS 5xx - Union Rescue Personnel EMS 6xx - Pender EMS & Rescue personnel
Water 1/Ocean 1 - Ocean Rescue Swimmers, Topsail Beach/Surf City Water 2/Ocean 2 - Ocean Rescue Swimmers, Topsail Beach/Surf City
Chief 1 - Pender EMS & Fire Chief Chief 2 - Pender EMS & Fire Deputy Chief Chief 3 - Pender EMS & Fire Assistant Chief EMS 100 - On Duty EMS Supervisor EMS 1xx - EMS Supervisors and ranking personnel EMS 5xx - Union Rescue Personnel EMS 6xx - Pender EMS & Rescue personnel
EMS Codes/Signals
Code 23 - DOA Other codes used are EMD Priority Codes
Law Enforcement Unit Designations
'''Pender County Sheriff's Office''' 1xx - High ranking and administrative personnel 5xx - Patrol Division 6xx - Civil Division 7xx - Detective/Investigations Division 8xx - School Resources Officers and Auxiliary Units 9xx - Jail Division Sierra xx - Traffic Enforcement Units Delta xx - Narcotics Units '''Municipal Police Departments''' 2xx - Burgaw Police Department (200 is the office, 201 - Chief) 3xx - Surf City Police (300 is the office, 301 - Chief) 4xx - Topsail Beach Police (400 is the office, 401 - Chief)
Law Enforcement Codes/Signals
Signal 3 - All units maintain radio silence (High Prioirty Traffic) Signal 4 - All units resume normal radio traffic Signal 16 - Controlled Substance Signal 26 - DMV Computer Terminal Down