Department profile

Volunteer

Midland Volunteer Fire Department

Saluda, SC · Saluda County. Midland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

7th pct.
national personnel size
-44%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$237,500
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
36/100
Midland 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
14 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 C
$16,964 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
14 personnel · 1 station

Midland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saluda, SC (Saluda County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,834 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,500.

  • National personnel rank #20,834 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #398 of 473
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Saluda County

Midland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 41202 · Midland Volunteer Fire Department, SC 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #20,834
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hilliard Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Saluda, SC
FDID
41202

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV02136 $237,500

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Midland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #398 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,834 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 44% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Midland Volunteer Fire Department is 8.9% of Saluda County roster mass

The county lists 7 departments totaling 157 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Circle Volunteer Fire Department
Leesville · volunteer
Mayson Volunteer Fire Department
Saluda · volunteer
Ridge Spring Fire Department
Ridge Spring · volunteer
Saluda Fire Department
Saluda · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department, FL 14 North County Fire Authority, CA 14 Marshall Volunteer Fire Department, OK 14 Lynd Fire Department / Lynd Ambulance Service, MN 14 Easton Volunteer Fire Department, NH 14 Whitesboro Fire Department, OK 14 Wells Bayou Volunteer Fire Department, AR 14 Blairsburg Fire Department, IA 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Midland Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,834 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #398 of 473 by personnel.

Does Midland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Midland Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Midland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Midland Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Midland Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Midland Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Midland Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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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