BLACKSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

What This Data Tells You About BLACKSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

BLACKSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT operates as a Volunteer department in Blacksburg, within Cherokee County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 50 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active, which directly affects how medical calls in the service area are routed and how quickly an advanced life support unit can reach a patient. Department type matters because career, volunteer, and combination organizations carry very different response-time profiles and funding sources.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. South Carolina has 689 registered fire departments and 17,475 total personnel, averaging roughly 25 staff per department. BLACKSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT runs 100% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 32,100 fires, 75 fire deaths, and 49% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: BLACKSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $229,874.18 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff. Residents, insurers, and mutual-aid partners use these data points to judge whether coverage is adequate for the built environment, whether ISO ratings are defensible, and where future capital investment should flow. All figures on this page come from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) public dataset, USFA published statistics, and USAspending.gov, and are presented without editing so the underlying federal record remains transparent and verifiable.