Department profile

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Boiling Springs Fire Department

Boiling Springs, SC · Spartanburg County. Boiling Springs Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Boiling Springs Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Carolina average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations
$2,325,344
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
Boiling Springs 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
12 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
7.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 2 stations

Boiling Springs Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Boiling Springs, SC (Spartanburg County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,254 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,325,344.

  • National personnel rank #14,254 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #231 of 473
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 41 other listed departments in Spartanburg County

Boiling Springs Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 42203 · Boiling Springs Fire Department, SC 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Booneville City
  • FEMA-MID $2.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Booneville City Fire Department, AR (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Boiling Springs, SC
FDID
42203

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00445 $447,578.04
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01062 $140,000
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00369 $155,127.21
2017 EMW2015FH00596 $121,000
2015 EMW2014FR00321 $317,273
2014 EMW2013FO04833 $185,250
2013 EMW2012FH00862 $193,500
2012 EMW2011FR00555 $765,616

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Boiling Springs Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #231 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,254 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Boiling Springs Fire Department is 2.1% of Spartanburg County roster mass

The county lists 51 departments totaling 1,144 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Booneville City Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arkwright Fire Department
Spartanburg · volunteer
Campobello Fire Department
Campobello · other
Cherokee Springs Fire Department
Chesnee · volunteer
Chesnee Community Fire Department
Chesnee · volunteer
City of Landrum Fire Department
Landrum · volunteer
Converse Fire Department
Converse · volunteer
Cowpens Fire Department
Cowpens · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Booneville City Fire Department, AR 24 Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Roseville Rural Fire Department, AR 24 Ackley Volunteer Fire Department, IA 24 Bicknell Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Falconhead Volunteer Fire Department, OK 24 Hazelhurst Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Valparaiso Volunteer Fire Department, FL 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Boiling Springs Fire Department have?

Boiling Springs Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,254 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #231 of 473 by personnel.

Does Boiling Springs Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Boiling Springs Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Boiling Springs Fire Department operate?

Boiling Springs Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Boiling Springs Fire Department?

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

Has Boiling Springs Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Boiling Springs Fire Department has received 8 FEMA grants totaling $2,325,344.25 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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