Department profile

Volunteer

Darlington County Fire District

Hartsville, SC · Darlington County. Darlington County Fire District is a Volunteer department, 11 stations and 159 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

159
Total personnel
11
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Darlington County Fire District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Carolina average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+536%
vs. South Carolina average
11
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Darlington County Fire District

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
14.5 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
159 personnel · 11 stations

Darlington County Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Hartsville, SC (Darlington County), with 11 stations and 159 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #367 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #367 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #8 of 473
  • 6.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Darlington County

Darlington County Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

159 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 16213 · Darlington County Fire District, SC 159 personnel · 11 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 159
  • STA-MULTI 11 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-TOP #367
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ James City County
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: James City County Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Hartsville, SC
FDID
16213

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Darlington County Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #8 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #367 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 536% above the state average
Stations
11
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster weight

Darlington County Fire District carries 51.1% of Darlington County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (311 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 56% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (11 stations / 159 roster).

Photo-finish peer: James City County Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

City of Darlington Fire Department
Darlington · volunteer
Hartsville Fire Department
Hartsville · volunteer
Hartsville Rescue Squad
Hartsville · other
Palmetto Rural Fire Department
Darlington · volunteer
Society Hill Fire Department
Society Hill · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 159 personnel

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

James City County Fire Department, VA 159 Hoboken Fire Department, NJ 159 Carmel Fire Department, IN 159 Farmington Fire Department - Farmington Fire Station, CT 159 Mentor Fire Department, OH 159 Cincinnatus Fire Department, NY 160 Montville Fire Department Company, CT 158 Vineland Fire Department, NJ 160

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Darlington County Fire District have?

Darlington County Fire District has 159 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 536% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #367 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #8 of 473 by personnel.

Does Darlington County Fire District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Darlington County Fire District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Darlington County Fire District operate?

Darlington County Fire District operates 11 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Darlington County Fire District?

Darlington County Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Darlington 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.