Castoria Rural Fire Association, Inc.
Castoria Fire & EMS Department
5118 Hwy. 91 N
Walstonburg,NC 27888
252-747-2482
Castoriafiredept@yahoo.com

About Castoria Rural Fire Association, Inc. / Castoria Fire & EMS:

Castoria Fire & EMS proudly protects a primary population of 1,700 residents living in an area of 26 square miles, and a secondary population of 25,671. We operate out of 2 stations that protect rural/residential/industrial areas offering Firefighting, Basic Life Support, and Search & Rescue. Our staff includes 38 firefighters: 24 males and 14 females, and 15 of our 38 are Certified Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Our ISO Rating is 9/s.

SERVICES OFFERED:
-Structural Fire Suppression
-Wildland Fire Suppression
-Basic Life Support
-Search and Rescue

AREA COVERED:
-70%: Agricultural
-25%: Residential
-5%: Commerical/Industrial

DISPATCH METHOD:
-Greene County Communications Center

ORGANIZATIONS WE BELONG TO:
-Greene County Fireman's Association
-Greene County Rescue Association
-Greene County Search and Rescue
-North Carolina Fireman's Association
-North Carolina Area IV EMS

LOCATION:
-Castoria Fire and EMS is located on Highway 91 in northern Greene County in Eastern North Carolina. We serve the communities of Castoria, Hedgefield, and part of Lizzie.

HELICOPTER SERVICE:
FIRE:
-North Carolina Forestry Service
EMS:
-EastCare (Pitt County)
-LifeFlight (Durham County)
-Pedro (Craven County)
-Carolina Air Care (Orange County)
-AirLink (New Hanover County)

FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR:
-Castoria's Firefighter Of The Year was Sam Summerlin

EMS PERSON OF THE YEAR:
-Castoria's EMS Person Of The Year was Dennis Baker. He is also our EMS Captain, and answers many calls