Department profile

Volunteer

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Bonneau, SC · Berkeley County. Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 12 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

12
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

4th pct.
national personnel size
-52%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations
$380,953
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
39/100
Macedonia Rural 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 F
6 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 B
$31,746 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
12 personnel · 2 stations

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bonneau, SC (Berkeley County), with 2 stations and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,475 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $380,953.

  • National personnel rank #21,475 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #422 of 473
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 35 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 96% higher than 4% 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 08214 · Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 12 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,475
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harper Woods
  • FEMA-LIGHT $381K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harper Woods Fire Department, 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
Bonneau, SC
FDID
08214

FEMA Grant History

$381K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV02174 $380,953

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #422 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,475 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 52% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department is 2.0% of Berkeley County roster mass

The county lists 44 departments totaling 612 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 32% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Harper Woods Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Berkeley County Rescue Squad
Moncks Corner · other
Bonneau Rural Fire Department
Bonneau · volunteer
Caromi Fire Department
Ladson · volunteer
City of Goose Creek Fire Department
Goose Creek · career
Cordesville Rural Fire Department
Cordesville · other
Cordesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Moncks Corner · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Harper Woods Fire Department, MI 12 Boon Township Fire Department, MI 12 Ute Mountain Fire and Emergency Medical Services, CO 12 Grass Range Rural Fire Department, MT 12 Harrisonville Fire Company, NJ 12 East Hill Fire Department, NY 12 Eakly Fire Department, OK 12 Keeler Township Fire Department, MI 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department have?

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,475 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #422 of 473 by personnel.

Does Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Macedonia Rural 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 Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department?

Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkeley County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Macedonia Rural Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $380,953 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.