Department profile

Volunteer

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department

Gaffney, SC · Cherokee County. Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the South Carolina average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+64%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Grassy Pond 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 A
41 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
3 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gaffney, SC (Cherokee County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,699 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,699 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #70 of 473
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Cherokee County

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 11208 · Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department, SC 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,699
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Menoher Heights V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Menoher Heights Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Gaffney, SC
FDID
11208

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2007)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2007 EMW2006FF04781 $-26,815

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #70 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,699 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 64% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Cherokee County HIFLD mix around Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department

Cherokee County: 14 departments, 391 personnel (11 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 7% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Menoher Heights Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department
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Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
Gaffney · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Menoher Heights Volunteer Fire Company, PA 41 Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 41 Copake Fire Department, NY 41 Mason Valley Fire Protection District, NV 41 West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department, VT 41 Reedley Fire Department, CA 41 Cadyville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 41 Oregon Area Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, WI 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department have?

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 64% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,699 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #70 of 473 by personnel.

Does Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Grassy Pond Volunteer 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 Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department?

Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cherokee County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-26,815 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2007 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2007.

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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