Department profile

Volunteer

Great Falls Fire Department

Great Falls, SC · Chester County. Great Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Great Falls Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-28%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Great Falls 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 D
18 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
8 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Great Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Great Falls, SC (Chester County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,522 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,522 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #346 of 473
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Chester County

Great Falls Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 12303 · Great Falls Fire Department, SC 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,522
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yakutat Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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
Great Falls, SC
FDID
12303

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Great Falls Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #346 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,522 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 28% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Great Falls Fire Department is 7.2% of Chester County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 249 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Fort Lawn Volunteer Fire Department
Fort Lawn · volunteer
Leeds Fire Department
Carlisle · other
Lewis Fire Department
Chester · other
North Chester Fire Department
Chester · volunteer
Richburg Fire Department
Richburg · volunteer
Rossville Fire Department
Richburg · volunteer
South Chester Fire Department
Blackstock · volunteer
West Chester Fire Department
Chester · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department, AK 18 Stanfield Fire District, AZ 18 Otis Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 Yuma County Fire Protection District / Idalia Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 DE Soto Volunteer Fire Department, WI 18 Montverde Fire Department, FL 18 Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Boswell Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Great Falls Fire Department have?

Great Falls Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,522 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #346 of 473 by personnel.

Does Great Falls Fire Department provide EMS services?

Great Falls 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 Great Falls Fire Department operate?

Great Falls Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Great Falls Fire Department?

Great Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chester County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.