Department profile

Career (Paid)

Bluffton Township Fire District

Bluffton, SC · Beaufort County. Bluffton Township Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 94 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

94
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bluffton Township Fire District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Carolina average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+276%
vs. South Carolina average
6
stations
$1,284,529
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
24/100
Bluffton Township 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 D
15.7 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
94 personnel · 6 stations

Bluffton Township Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Bluffton, SC (Beaufort County), with 6 stations and 94 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,073 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,284,529.

  • National personnel rank #1,073 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #15 of 473
  • 6.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Beaufort County

Bluffton Township Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

94 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 07202 · Bluffton Township Fire District, SC 94 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 94
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,073
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bel Alton Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Bluffton, SC
FDID
07202

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00118 $1,284,529

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Bluffton Township Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #15 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,073 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 276% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Beaufort County HIFLD mix around Bluffton Township Fire District

Beaufort County: 17 departments, 571 personnel (4 volunteer / 6 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 94 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Burton Fire District
Beaufort · other
Daufuskie Island Fire District
Daufuskie Island · volunteer
Fripp Island Fire Department
Fripp Island · volunteer
Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue
Hilton Head Island · other
Parris Island Fire Rescue-Dod
Parris Island · career
Sheldon Township Fire Department
Seabrook · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 94 personnel

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

Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MD 94 Hudlow Fire and Rescue Department, NC 94 Southbury Volunteer Firemens Association, CT 94 Boxford Fire Department, MA 94 Paulding County Fire and Rescue Bureau, GA 94 McKinney Fire Department Wysong Central Fire, TX 94 Watertown Fire Department, MA 94 Lancaster Fire Department, OH 94

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bluffton Township Fire District have?

Bluffton Township Fire District has 94 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 276% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,073 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #15 of 473 by personnel.

Does Bluffton Township Fire District provide EMS services?

Bluffton Township Fire District 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 Bluffton Township Fire District operate?

Bluffton Township Fire District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bluffton Township Fire District?

Bluffton Township Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Beaufort County, SC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Bluffton Township Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Bluffton Township Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,284,529 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.