Department profile

Volunteer

Bowman Fire Department

Bowman, SC · Orangeburg County. Bowman Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 31%
national personnel size
+48%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations
$1,421,112
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
33/100
Bowman 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
18.5 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
37 personnel · 2 stations

Bowman Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bowman, SC (Orangeburg County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,942 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,421,112.

  • National personnel rank #6,942 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #87 of 473
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • 28 other listed departments in Orangeburg County

Bowman Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 38217 · Bowman Fire Department, SC 37 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,942
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Community Fire Co…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough, PA (+ 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
Bowman, SC
FDID
38217

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00966 $364,400
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06379 $998,212.72
2014 EMW2013FF00015 $58,499

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Bowman Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #87 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,942 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 48% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Bowman Fire Department is 9.5% of Orangeburg County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 389 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 18% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough, PA 37 Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department - East Side Station, NY 37 Lower Macungie Fire Department, PA 37 Ocotillo Wells Volunteer Fire Department, CA 37 Ellwood City Volunteer Fire Department, PA 37 New Beaver Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 37 West Hazleton Fire Department, PA 37 Echo- Poland Volunteer Fire Department, LA 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bowman Fire Department have?

Bowman Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,942 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #87 of 473 by personnel.

Does Bowman Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bowman 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 Bowman Fire Department operate?

Bowman Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bowman Fire Department?

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

Has Bowman Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bowman Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,421,111.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.