Department profile

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Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department

Simpsonville, SC · Greenville County. Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 11 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.

11
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the South Carolina average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-56%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations

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
31/100
Clear Springs Fire and Rescue 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
5.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
3 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
11 personnel · 2 stations

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Simpsonville, SC (Greenville County), with 2 stations and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,691 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,691 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #424 of 473
  • 18.18 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Greenville County

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 23233 · Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department, SC 11 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,691
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cottondale Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cottondale Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Simpsonville, SC
FDID
23233

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #424 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,691 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 56% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department is 1.0% of Greenville County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,091 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 46% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

18.18 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cottondale Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Greenville · career
Canebrake Fire Department
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Donaldson Center Fire Department
Greenville · career
Duncan Chapel Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Dunklin Fire Department
Fountain Inn · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Cottondale Volunteer Fire Department, FL 11 Gretna Volunteer Fire Department, FL 11 Leach Community Fire Department Association, OK 11 Wheeler Crest Fire Protection District, CA 11 Fairwater Fire Department, WI 11 Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department, AK 11 Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 11 Carselowey Community Fire Department, OK 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department have?

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 56% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,691 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #424 of 473 by personnel.

Does Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department?

Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenville 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.