Department profile

Volunteer

Beech Island Fire Department

Beech Island, SC · Aiken County. Beech Island Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Beech Island Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the South Carolina average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. South Carolina average
3
stations
$217,143
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
Beech Island 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 F
11.3 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
34 personnel · 3 stations

Beech Island Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Beech Island, SC (Aiken County), with 3 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,258 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $217,143.

  • National personnel rank #8,258 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #108 of 473
  • 8.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 30 other listed departments in Aiken County

Beech Island Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 02203 · Beech Island Fire Department, SC 34 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,258
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clever Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $217K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clever Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
Beech Island, SC
FDID
02203

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO00229 $217,143

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Beech Island Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #108 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,258 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Beech Island Fire Department is 4.0% of Aiken County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 851 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 24% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clever Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

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Center Fire Department
Aiken · volunteer
Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department
Beech Island · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Clever Fire Protection District, MO 34 Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Center Hill-Crossroads Fire District, NC 34 Grape Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 34 West Crossett Fire Department, AR 34 Big Island Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 34 Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Company, VA 34 Mundy Township Fire Department, MI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beech Island Fire Department have?

Beech Island Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,258 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #108 of 473 by personnel.

Does Beech Island Fire Department provide EMS services?

Beech Island 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 Beech Island Fire Department operate?

Beech Island Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Beech Island Fire Department?

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

Has Beech Island Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Beech Island Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $217,143 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.