{"id":10732,"date":"2026-06-30T13:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=10732"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:14:05","slug":"pender-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/pender-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pender County Fire Changes, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effective July 5, 2026, Pender EMS & Fire and Penderlea VFD are merging with Pender County. Details to come on deployment of new Pender County Fire Services equipment and facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pender County Fire Stations <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Agency<\/strong><\/td>\nAddress<\/strong><\/td>\nHistorical<\/strong><\/td>\nChanges<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (HQ)<\/td>\n805 Ridgewood Ave., Burgaw<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire<\/td>\nHighway 421 and Malpass Corner Road<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nAtkinson FD, Town of<\/td>\n110 N. 1st Ave., Atkinson<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nMaple Hill VFD<\/td>\n115 Old Maple Hill Rd., Maple Hill<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (Sloop Point)<\/td>\n19470 US Hwy. 17 N, Hampstead<\/td>\nFormer Sloop Point VFD<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nBurgaw FD, Town of<\/td>\n109 N. Walker St., Burgaw<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (Hampstead)<\/td>\n15840 US Hwy. 17 N, Hampstead<\/td>\nFormer Hampstead VFD<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17-1<\/td>\nPenderlea VFD (Main)<\/td>\n4005 NC Hwy. 11, Willard<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17-2<\/td>\nPenderlea VFD (Watha)<\/td>\n359 Watha Rd., Watha<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (Scotts Hill)<\/td>\n11401 US Hwy. 17, Wilmington<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nTopsail Beach FD, Town of<\/td>\n816 S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (Long Creek)<\/td>\n227 Scott Rd., Rocky Point<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22-1<\/td>\nRocky Point VFD<\/td>\n1425 Porters Ln., Rocky Point<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22-2<\/td>\nRocky Point VFD<\/td>\n227 Scott Rd., Rocky Point<\/td>\nFormer Sta 21, Long Creek-Grady VFD\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nSurf City FD – Sta 1, Town of<\/td>\n200 N. Wilmington Ave., Surf City<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nSurf City FD – Sta 2, Town of<\/td>\n100 Deer Run Rd., Hampstead<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (Island Creek)<\/td>\n1015 Island Creek Dr., Rocky Point<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nPender EMS & Fire (Currie)<\/td>\n4849 US Hwy. 421, Currie<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nPenderlea VFD<\/td>\n19170 US Hwy. 421, Watha<\/td>\nFormer Sta 19, Shiloh-Columbia VFD<\/td>\nMerge to county<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Former Fire Departments \/ Fire Stations<\/strong><\/p>\n