Department profile

Volunteer

Hollow Creek Fire Department

Salley, SC · Aiken County. Hollow Creek Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hollow Creek Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$11,395
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
20/100
Hollow Creek 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
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$600 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Hollow Creek Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Salley, SC (Aiken County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,018 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $11,395.

  • National personnel rank #18,018 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #330 of 473
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 30 other listed departments in Aiken County

Hollow Creek Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 02222 · Hollow Creek Fire Department, SC 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,018
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kingsford Departm…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $11K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kingsford Department of Public Safety, MI (+ 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
Salley, SC
FDID
02222

FEMA Grant History

$11K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00171 $11,395

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Hollow Creek Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #330 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,018 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Hollow Creek Fire Department is 2.2% of Aiken County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 851 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 24% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kingsford Department of Public Safety, MI (+0 personnel).

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Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department
North Augusta · other
Center Fire Department
Aiken · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Kingsford Department of Public Safety, MI 19 Boiling Springs City Volunteer Fire Department, NC 19 Bear Valley Public Safety, CA 19 Gore Hill Volunteer Fire Department, MT 19 Hickman Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 19 Prescott Volunteer Fire Department, IA 19 Garden City Volunteer Fire Department, AL 19 Lathrop Fire and Rescue, MO 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hollow Creek Fire Department have?

Hollow Creek Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,018 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #330 of 473 by personnel.

Does Hollow Creek Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hollow Creek 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 Hollow Creek Fire Department operate?

Hollow Creek Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hollow Creek Fire Department?

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

Has Hollow Creek Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hollow Creek Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $11,395 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.