Department profile

Volunteer

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department

Bennettsville, SC · Marlboro County. Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station

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
46/100
Brightsville Volunteer 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
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
4 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
15 personnel · 1 station

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bennettsville, SC (Marlboro County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,995 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,995 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #379 of 473
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Marlboro County

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 89% higher than 11% 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 35207 · Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department, SC 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kennedy
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kennedy Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Bennettsville, SC
FDID
35207

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #379 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,995 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department is 8.7% of Marlboro County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 173 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 22% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kennedy Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Town of McColl Fire Department
Mccoll · volunteer
Wallace Volunteer Fire Department
Wallace · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Kennedy Fire Department, MN 15 Weippe Rural Fire Department, ID 15 Burro Flats Volunteer Fire Department, NM 15 Noxon Rural Fire District, MT 15 Kaw City Fire Department, OK 15 Randolph Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 15 Wheelwright Fire Department, KY 15 Moorefield Township Fire Department, OH 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,995 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #379 of 473 by personnel.

Does Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Brightsville Volunteer 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 Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brightsville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.