Department profile

Career (Paid)

Gaffney Fire Department

Gaffney, SC · Cherokee County. Gaffney Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 37%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. South Carolina average
3
stations
$1,379,673
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
43/100
Gaffney 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 F
11.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
1.7 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$40,579 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 3 stations

Gaffney Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Gaffney, SC (Cherokee County), with 3 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,345 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,379,673.

  • National personnel rank #8,345 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #110 of 473
  • 8.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Cherokee County

Gaffney Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 11106 · Gaffney Fire Department, SC 34 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,345
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Richwoods Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Richwoods Fire Protection District, MO (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Gaffney, SC
FDID
11106

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00402 $690,909.09
2018 EMW2016FH00380 $463,811
2015 EMW2014FO01792 $224,953

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Gaffney Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #110 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,345 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Gaffney Fire Department is 8.7% of Cherokee County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 391 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Richwoods Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Antioch Volunteer Fire Department
Blacksburg · volunteer
Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department
Blacksburg · volunteer
Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department
Blacksburg · volunteer
Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
Gaffney · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

Richwoods Fire Protection District, MO 34 Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services, WI 34 Franklin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 34 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 34 Trenton Fire Department, MI 34 City of Hamtramck Fire Department, MI 34 Anadarko Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, OK 34 West Seneca Developmental Center, NY 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gaffney Fire Department have?

Gaffney Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,345 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #110 of 473 by personnel.

Does Gaffney Fire Department provide EMS services?

Gaffney 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 Gaffney Fire Department operate?

Gaffney Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gaffney Fire Department?

Gaffney Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cherokee County, SC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Gaffney Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Gaffney Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,379,673.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.