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Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Goose Creek, SC · Berkeley County. Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 43 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the South Carolina average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+72%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations
$1,044,503
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
58/100
Goose Creek Rural Volunteer 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 C
21.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
4 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
43 personnel · 2 stations

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Goose Creek, SC (Berkeley County), with 2 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,301 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,044,503.

  • National personnel rank #5,301 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #65 of 473
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 08209 · Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 43 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,301
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pawcatuck
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pawcatuck Fire Department, CT (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Goose Creek, SC
FDID
08209

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00384 $521,824.04
2014 EMW2013FO04223 $325,367
2013 EMW2012FO05630 $197,312

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #65 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,301 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 72% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department is 7.0% of Berkeley County roster mass

The county lists 44 departments totaling 612 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 32% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pawcatuck Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Berkeley County Rescue Squad
Moncks Corner · other
Bonneau Rural Fire Department
Bonneau · volunteer
Caromi Fire Department
Ladson · volunteer
City of Goose Creek Fire Department
Goose Creek · career
Cordesville Rural Fire Department
Cordesville · other
Cordesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Moncks Corner · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Pawcatuck Fire Department, CT 43 Baltic Fire Department, CT 43 City of King Fire Department, NC 43 Williamsburg Fire and Rescue, NC 43 Cherokee Fire Department - Emergency Medical First Response, NC 43 North Bienville Fire Protection District, LA 43 Marshallville Fire Department, GA 43 Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department have?

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 72% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,301 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #65 of 473 by personnel.

Does Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department?

Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkeley County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,044,503.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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