Department profile

Volunteer

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department

Clarks Hill, SC · Mccormick County. Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Carolina average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+12%
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
56/100
Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness 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 B
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
2 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clarks Hill, SC (Mccormick County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,399 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,399 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #166 of 473
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Mccormick County

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 33207 · Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, SC 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,399
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Irvine
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Irvine Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Clarks Hill, SC
FDID
33207

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #166 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,399 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Mccormick County HIFLD mix around Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department

Mccormick County: 8 departments, 196 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 13% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Irvine Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

McCormick County Emergency Services
Mccormick · volunteer
Modoc Volunteer Fire Department
Modoc · volunteer
Parksville Volunteer Fire Department
Parksville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Irvine Fire Department, KY 28 Estill County Fire Department, KY 28 Idyllwild Fire Protection District, CA 28 Volunteer Fire Company of Vernon Incorporated, NY 28 Oneida Castle Fire Department, NY 28 McConnellsville Fire District, NY 28 Shirley Volunteer Fire Department, IN 28 Oelwein Fire Department, IA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department have?

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,399 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #166 of 473 by personnel.

Does Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness 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 Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department?

Clarks Hill-Lost Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mccormick 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.

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