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Hampton County Fire Department

Garnett, SC · Hampton County. Hampton County Fire Department is a fire department and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hampton County Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Carolina average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. South Carolina average

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.

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PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Hampton 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel

Hampton County Fire Department is a fire department serving Garnett, SC (Hampton County) and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,473 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,473 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #239 of 473
  • 3 other listed departments in Hampton County

Hampton County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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-HAMPTON-COUNTY-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-SC · Hampton County Fire Department, SC 24 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,473
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 134th Ces/Cef Ten…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 2/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+ 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
Garnett, SC

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Hampton County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #239 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,473 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster weight

Hampton County Fire Department carries 29.3% of Hampton County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (82 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hampton County Fire Department
Brunson · volunteer
Hampton County Fire Department
Estill · volunteer
Hampton County Fire Department
Yemassee · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 24 personnel

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

134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN 24 Altoona Fire Department, KS 24 Andover Fire and Rescue, KS 24 Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, IL 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hampton County Fire Department have?

Hampton County Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,473 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #239 of 473 by personnel.

Does Hampton County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hampton 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 Hampton County Fire Department operate?

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

What type of fire department is Hampton County Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 689 fire departments with 17,475 total personnel. 49% are volunteer departments.

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