County profile

Berkeley County, SC 43 departments

Name: Berkeley, SC Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
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Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Berkeley County, part of South Carolina.

Reviewed by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Departments

578

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Berkeley County

All fire departments in Berkeley County, SC with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
ALVIN RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Alvin	other	—	—
BERKELEY COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD Moncks Corner · EMS	other	—	—
BONNEAU RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Bonneau · EMS	volunteer	17	1
CAINHOY RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Huger	other	12	—
CAROMI FIRE DEPARTMENT Ladson	volunteer	24	1
CITY OF GOOSE CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT Goose Creek	other	—	—
CITY OF GOOSE CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT Goose Creek · EMS	career	15	1
CORDESVILLE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Cordesville	other	—	—
CORDESVILLE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	volunteer	18	2
CROSS RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Pinopolis	other	—	—
CROSS RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Cross · EMS	volunteer	10	3
EADYTOWN RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pineville	volunteer	10	1
FORTY-ONE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Saint Stephen	volunteer	18	1
GOOSE CREEK RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Goose Creek	other	—	—
GOOSE CREEK RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Goose Creek · EMS	volunteer	43	2
HANAHAN FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Hanahan · EMS	other	—	—
HANAHAN FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Hanahan · EMS	career	34	2
HUGER RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Huger	other	8	—
JAMESTOWN RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Jamestown	volunteer	20	2
JAMESTOWN RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Jamestown	other	—	—
LAKE MOULTRIE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bonneau · EMS	volunteer	20	2
LAKE MOULTRIE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bonneau	other	—	—
LANXESS CORPORATION FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Goose Creek · EMS	other	—	—
LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BERKELEY COUNTY Ridgeville	volunteer	13	2
LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BERKELEY COUNTY Ridgeville · EMS	other	—	—
LONGRIDGE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	other	10	—
MACEDONIA RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bonneau	volunteer	12	2
MACEDONIA RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Cordesville	other	—	—
MONCKS CORNER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner · EMS	volunteer	36	1
MONCKS CORNER RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	other	—	—
MONCKS CORNER RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	volunteer	30	2
PIMLICO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner · EMS	volunteer	14	1
PINE RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Summerville	volunteer	22	2
PINE RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Summerville	other	23	—
PINEVILLE / RUSSELLVILLE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pineville · EMS	other	22	—
SAINT STEPHEN RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Saint Stephen · EMS	volunteer	20	1
SANDRIDGE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Ridgeville	volunteer	24	3
SANTEE CIRCLE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	other	—	—
SANTEE CIRCLE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	volunteer	13	2
SHULERVILLE-HONEY HILL RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Jamestown	other	32	—
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE - WITHERBEE RANGER STATION Cordesville	other	6	—
WHITESVILLE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	volunteer	26	2
WHITESVILLE RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Moncks Corner	other	26	—

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Berkeley County, SC

Berkeley County reports 43 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 578 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 2 career (paid), 19 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 14 of these departments also provides Emergency Medical Services, meaning the same crews that arrive on a structure fire can often begin patient care on cardiac or trauma calls without waiting for a separate ambulance agency.

Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. South Carolina overall averages roughly 25 personnel per department across 689 departments. Berkeley County averages 13 personnel per department, 48% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. The state reports about 32,100 fires and 75 fire deaths annually, and 49% of its departments are volunteer-run.

Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.

South Carolina Overview

State departments: 689
Annual fires: 32,100
Volunteer %: 49%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Berkeley County, SC? ▼

Berkeley County, SC has 43 fire departments with available federal data. 2 career, 19 volunteer,

Does Berkeley County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 14 departments in Berkeley County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Berkeley County? ▼

Berkeley County has 578 total fire department personnel across 43 departments. The average per department is 13, which is 48% below the South Carolina average.

Are Berkeley County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Berkeley County has a mix: 2 career, 19 volunteer, 0 combination.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFireData Editorial

Source: U.S. Fire Administration — National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Accessed 2026-06-04 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.