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Alligator Fire District

Mcbee, SC · Chesterfield County. Alligator Fire District is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 25 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alligator Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Carolina average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. South Carolina average
5
stations
$233,724
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Alligator Fire District

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity F
5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
1.8 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$9,349 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 5 stations

Alligator Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Mcbee, SC (Chesterfield County), with 5 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,995 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $233,724.

  • National personnel rank #12,995 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #196 of 473
  • 20.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Chesterfield County

Alligator Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

25 Top 58% higher than 42% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 13207 · Alligator Fire District, SC 25 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tri-County Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $234K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every SC department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Mcbee, SC
FDID
13207

FEMA Grant History

$234K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05282 $233,723.8

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Alligator Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #196 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,995 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Alligator Fire District is 7.1% of Chesterfield County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 354 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 24% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

20.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bay Springs Fire Department
Patrick · volunteer
Brocks Mill Fire Department
Chesterfield · other
Brocks Mill Fire Department
Cheraw · volunteer
Cash Rural Fire Department
Cheraw · other
Cheraw Fire Department
Cheraw · volunteer
Chesterfield Fire Department
Chesterfield · volunteer
High Point Fire District
Pageland · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every SC department.

Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Taylors Falls Fire Department, MN 25 Chisago City Fire Department, MN 25 Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Rockwell City Fire Department, IA 25 Randolph Volunteer Fire Department, NE 25 East Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Marengo Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alligator Fire District have?

Alligator Fire District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,995 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #196 of 473 by personnel.

Does Alligator Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Alligator Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Alligator Fire District operate?

Alligator Fire District operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alligator Fire District?

Alligator Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Chesterfield County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Alligator Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Alligator Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $233,723.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 689 fire departments with 17,475 total personnel. 49% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.