Department profile

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Kershaw County Fire Service

Lugoff, SC · Kershaw County. Kershaw County Fire Service is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-8%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations
$300,000
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
31/100
Kershaw County Fire Service

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

Kershaw County Fire Service is a Volunteer department serving Lugoff, SC (Kershaw County), with 2 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,147 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $300,000.

  • National personnel rank #15,147 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #253 of 473
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Kershaw County

Kershaw County Fire Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 28210 · Kershaw County Fire Service, SC 23 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,147
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Duson Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $300K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Duson Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Lugoff, SC
FDID
28210

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01850 $300,000

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Kershaw County Fire Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #253 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,147 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 8% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Kershaw County Fire Service is 7.8% of Kershaw County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 296 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 36% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Duson Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Duson Volunteer Fire Department, LA 23 Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23 Charleston Volunteer Fire Department, NY 23 Harvard Fire Department, MA 23 Welch Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Capitan Volunteer Fire Department, NM 23 Holden Fire Department, UT 23 Lamoni Fire Department, IA 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kershaw County Fire Service have?

Kershaw County Fire Service has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,147 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #253 of 473 by personnel.

Does Kershaw County Fire Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Kershaw County Fire Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Kershaw County Fire Service operate?

Kershaw County Fire Service operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kershaw County Fire Service?

Kershaw County Fire Service is a Volunteer department serving Kershaw County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Kershaw County Fire Service received federal grants?

Yes, Kershaw County Fire Service has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $300,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.