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Hopkins Rural Fire Department Inc

Hopkins Rural Fire Department Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $109,364 for Chris Ward, Fire Chief (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $112,242. It is higher than the D + F figure for 31 of 34 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (M24) + NC + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 91%; median $47,518). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$1,684,593Total revenue (FY 2024)
$109,364Reported Part VII D + F figure
31 / 34Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 91%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (M24) + NC + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
Woodfin Volunteer Fire Department I NC$1,690,646 $110,360
Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department NC$1,677,012 $115,701
West Stanly Fire Department NC$1,640,797 $74,682
Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department NC$1,612,731 $66,959
Midway Fire & Rescue Dept Inc NC$1,608,339 $121,037
West Mecklenburg Volunteer Fire Dept Inc NC$1,767,533 $16,010
Bostian Heights Fire Dept Inc NC$1,600,495 $95,390
Walkertown Fire Department Inc NC$1,772,111 $85,939

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