Department profile

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Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department

Jenkinsville, SC · Fairfield County. Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

10th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Jenkinsville 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
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jenkinsville, SC (Fairfield County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,231 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,231 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #389 of 473
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Fairfield County

Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 20205 · Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department, SC 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,231
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Titusville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Titusville Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Jenkinsville, SC
FDID
20205

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #389 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,231 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Fairfield County HIFLD mix around Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department

Fairfield County: 13 departments, 145 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 15% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Titusville Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Community Volunteer Fire Department
Winnsboro · volunteer
Mitford Volunteer Fire Department
Great Falls · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Titusville Fire Department, PA 15 Freehold Fire Company, NY 15 Barton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 15 Craig Volunteer Fire Department, AK 15 Decatur County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 15 Paragonah Volunteer Fire Department, UT 15 Beryl Fire Department, UT 15 Butler Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,231 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #389 of 473 by personnel.

Does Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department?

Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairfield 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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