Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Midway Fire Rescue

Pawleys Island, SC · Georgetown County. Midway Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Midway Fire Rescue pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Carolina average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+200%
vs. South Carolina average
3
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
54/100
Midway Fire Rescue

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
25 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
75 personnel · 3 stations

Midway Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Pawleys Island, SC (Georgetown County), with 3 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,680 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,680 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #22 of 473
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Georgetown County

Midway Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 22303 · Midway Fire Rescue, SC 75 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,680
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Halifax
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Halifax Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Pawleys Island, SC
FDID
22303

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Midway Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #22 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,680 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 200% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Midway Fire Rescue is 9.0% of Georgetown County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 830 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 75 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Andrews City Fire Department
Andrews · other
Georgetown City Fire Department
Georgetown · career
Georgetown County Fire Department
Georgetown · other
Georgetown County Rural Fire Department
Georgetown · volunteer
Midway Fire Rescue
Georgetown · other
Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District
Murrells Inlet · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide career peers near 75 personnel

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

Halifax Fire Department, PA 75 Yeadon Fire Company, PA 75 Defender Hose Company, PA 75 Caledonia Fire District, NY 75 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 75 Layton City Fire Department, UT 75 West Jordan City Fire Department, UT 75 Bismarck Fire and Inspections, ND 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midway Fire Rescue have?

Midway Fire Rescue has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 200% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,680 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #22 of 473 by personnel.

Does Midway Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Midway Fire Rescue operate?

Midway Fire Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Midway Fire Rescue?

Midway Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Georgetown 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.