Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Irmo Fire District

Columbia, SC · Lexington County. Irmo Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 46 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

46
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Irmo Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the South Carolina average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+84%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations

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
48/100
Irmo Fire District

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 C
23 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
46 personnel · 2 stations

Irmo Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Columbia, SC (Lexington County), with 2 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,609 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,609 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #55 of 473
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Lexington County

Irmo Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 32317 · Irmo Fire District, SC 46 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bangor-Burns Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bangor-Burns Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Columbia, SC
FDID
32317

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Irmo Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #55 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,609 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 84% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Lexington County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bangor-Burns Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Batesburg-Leesville Fire Department
Leesville · volunteer
Lexington County Fire Service
Batesburg-Leesville · other
Lexington County Fire Service
Gaston · volunteer
Lexington County Fire Service
West Columbia · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide career peers near 46 personnel

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

Bangor-Burns Volunteer Fire Department, WI 46 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 46 Morgantown Fire Department, WV 46 Wyoming Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 46 Ruston Fire Department, LA 46 South Jordan Fire Department, UT 46 San Bernardino County Fire Department, CA 46 Bainbridge Township Fire Department, OH 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Irmo Fire District have?

Irmo Fire District has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 84% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,609 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #55 of 473 by personnel.

Does Irmo Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Irmo Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Irmo Fire District operate?

Irmo Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Irmo Fire District?

Irmo Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Lexington County, SC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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