Department profile

Volunteer

Fort Mill Fire Department

Fort Mill, SC · York County. Fort Mill Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Mill Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the South Carolina average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$5,245,330
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Fort Mill 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 A
38 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 A
$138,035 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Fort Mill Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fort Mill, SC (York County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,739 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,245,330.

  • National personnel rank #6,739 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #83 of 473
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in York County

Fort Mill Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 46207 · Fort Mill Fire Department, SC 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,739
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Crescent
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Crescent Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Fort Mill, SC
FDID
46207

FEMA Grant History

$5.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00916 $4,223,398.05
2016 EMW2015FH00595 $1,021,932

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Fort Mill Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #83 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,739 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Fort Mill Fire Department is 6.2% of York County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 612 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Crescent Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bethel Fire Department
Clover · volunteer
Bethel Fire Department
York · other
Bethesda Fire Department
Rock Hill · other
Bowater Incorporated
Catawba · other
City of York Fire Department
York · volunteer
Clover Fire Department
Clover · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

West Crescent Fire Department, NY 38 Upton Volunteer Fire Department, WY 38 Alplaus Fire Department, NY 38 Bedford Fire Department, IN 38 Jamestown Fire Department, ND 38 Rochester Volunteer Fire Department, OH 38 Waddington Volunteer Fire Department, NY 38 Helena Volunteer Fire Department, NY 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Mill Fire Department have?

Fort Mill Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,739 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #83 of 473 by personnel.

Does Fort Mill Fire Department provide EMS services?

Fort Mill 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 Fort Mill Fire Department operate?

Fort Mill Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fort Mill Fire Department?

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

Has Fort Mill Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fort Mill Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $5,245,330.05 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.