Department profile

Volunteer

Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Pickens, SC · Pickens County. Holly Springs Volunteer 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

Holly Springs Volunteer 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

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
60/100
Holly Springs 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 D
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
7 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
19 personnel · 1 station

Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pickens, SC (Pickens 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 #18,019 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,019 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #331 of 473
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Pickens County

Holly Springs Volunteer 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 39210 · Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department, SC 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,019
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yankeetown Fire a…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yankeetown Fire and Rescue, FL (+ 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
Pickens, SC
FDID
39210

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #331 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,019 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

Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department is 5.4% of Pickens County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 354 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 17% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Yankeetown Fire and Rescue, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Central Fire Department
Central · other
City of Easley Fire Department
Easley · volunteer
City of Pickens Fire Department
Pickens · volunteer
Dacusville Fire Department
Easley · volunteer
Liberty Fire Department
Liberty · volunteer
Norris Volunteer Fire Department
Norris · volunteer
Pumpkintown Fire Department
Pickens · 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.

Yankeetown Fire and Rescue, FL 19 Alpena Fire Department, SD 19 Stanhope First Responders, IA 19 Pound Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 Clarkdale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, MS 19 Foreman Volunteer Fire Department, AR 19 Murray City Volunteer Fire Department, OH 19 Bard-Endee Fire District, NM 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Holly Springs Volunteer 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 #18,019 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #331 of 473 by personnel.

Does Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pickens 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.