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Georgetown County Fire Department

Georgetown, SC · Georgetown County. Georgetown County Fire Department is a fire department and 196 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

196
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Georgetown County Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Carolina average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+684%
vs. South Carolina average
$238,385
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
3/100
Georgetown County 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$1,216 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
196 personnel

Georgetown County Fire Department is a fire department serving Georgetown, SC (Georgetown County) and 196 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #235 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $238,385.

  • National personnel rank #235 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #7 of 473
  • 6 other listed departments in Georgetown County

Georgetown County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

196 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 SC-GEORGETOWN-COUNTY-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-SC · Georgetown County Fire Department, SC 196 personnel

PERS-MID · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 196
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #235
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westarea
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Westarea Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every SC department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Georgetown, SC

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0039 $238,385

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Georgetown County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #7 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #235 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 684% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Georgetown County HIFLD mix around Georgetown County Fire Department

Georgetown County: 9 departments, 830 personnel (2 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Westarea Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Andrews City Fire Department
Andrews · other
Georgetown City Fire Department
Georgetown · career
Georgetown County Rural Fire Department
Georgetown · volunteer
Midway Fire Rescue
Pawleys Island · career
Midway Fire Rescue
Georgetown · other
Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District
Murrells Inlet · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 196 personnel

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

Westarea Fire Department, NC 196 Campbell County Fire Department, WY 196 Lafayette County Volunteer Fire Department, MS 196 Mesquite Fire Department, TX 197

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Georgetown County Fire Department have?

Georgetown County Fire Department has 196 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 684% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #235 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #7 of 473 by personnel.

Does Georgetown County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Georgetown County 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 Georgetown County Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Georgetown County Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Georgetown County Fire Department?

Georgetown County Fire Department is a fire department serving Georgetown County, SC.

Has Georgetown County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Georgetown County Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $238,385 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.