Department profile

Volunteer

Folly Beach Public Service

Folly Beach, SC · Charleston County. Folly Beach Public Service is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Folly Beach Public Service pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
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
44/100
Folly Beach Public Service

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
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Folly Beach Public Service is a Volunteer department serving Folly Beach, SC (Charleston County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,034 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,034 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #309 of 473
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 18 other listed departments in Charleston County

Folly Beach Public Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 10303 · Folly Beach Public Service, SC 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,034
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarence City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarence City Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Folly Beach, SC
FDID
10303

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Folly Beach Public Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #309 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,034 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Folly Beach Public Service is 1.8% of Charleston County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 1,130 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 42% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clarence City Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Awendew District Fire Department
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City of Charleston Fire Department
Charleston · career
Isle of Palms Fire Department
Isle Of Palms · career
James Island Fire Department
James Island · other
James Island Public Service District
James Island · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Clarence City Fire Department, MO 20 Shelby Community Fire Department, MO 20 East Whitehouse Fire Department, NJ 20 Central Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 20 Shaver Lake Volunteer Fire Department, CA 20 Armstrong Creek Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 Pax Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 Greenough Volunteer Fire Department, GA 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Folly Beach Public Service have?

Folly Beach Public Service has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,034 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #309 of 473 by personnel.

Does Folly Beach Public Service provide EMS services?

Folly Beach Public Service 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 Folly Beach Public Service operate?

Folly Beach Public Service operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Folly Beach Public Service?

Folly Beach Public Service is a Volunteer department serving Charleston 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.