Department profile

Volunteer

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department

Blacksburg, SC · Cherokee County. Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-28%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$119,104
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
29/100
Antioch Volunteer Fire Department

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 D
18 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$6,617 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Blacksburg, SC (Cherokee County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,270 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $119,104.

  • National personnel rank #18,270 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #337 of 473
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Cherokee County

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 11201 · Antioch Volunteer Fire Department, SC 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,270
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Heath
  • FEMA-LIGHT $119K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Heath Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Blacksburg, SC
FDID
11201

FEMA Grant History

$119K
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2007)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2007 EMW2006FF03536 $-28,009
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0353 $147,113

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Antioch Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #337 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,270 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 28% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is 4.6% of Cherokee County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 391 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Heath Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department
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Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
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Gaffney Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Heath Fire Department, MA 18 Micanopy Fire Department, FL 18 Colrain Fire Department, MA 18 Benson Fire Department, VT 18 Westwood Volunteer Fire Company, PA 18 Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, FL 18 Craryville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 18 Middletown Springs Fire Department, VT 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Antioch Volunteer Fire Department have?

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,270 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #337 of 473 by personnel.

Does Antioch Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Antioch Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Antioch Volunteer Fire Department?

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cherokee County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Antioch Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Antioch Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $119,104 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2007 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2007.

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.